Patent ID: 9488206
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B21J,F16B

Claim Text:
1. A rivet, comprising: a pin member including an elongated shank having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a head located at the first end, a first smooth cylindrical portion adjacent to the head, a second smooth cylindrical portion, a lock groove located proximate to the first end and intermediate the first and second smooth cylindrical portions and spaced from the head by the first smooth cylindrical portion, a frangible portion, and a break neck groove located intermediate the second smooth cylindrical portion and the frangible portion; and a lock ring having a first end, a second end opposite the first end of the lock ring, an aperture extending from the first end of the lock ring to the second end of the lock ring, flange located at the second end of the lock ring, and an outer surface of consistent diameter extending from the first end of the lock ring to the flange, wherein the lock ring is installed on the pin member proximate to the first end of the pin member such that the flange of the lock ring is adjacent the first smooth cylindrical portion, spaced from the head of the pin member by the first smooth cylindrical portion and aligned with the lock groove of the pin member, wherein the lock ring is adapted to be secured to the pin member such that the flange of the lock ring is swaged into the lock groove of the pin member and transformed to a bead that engages the lock groove, and a portion of the outer surface of the lock ring proximate to the first end of the lock ring deforms and is rotated inwardly.