Patent ID: 9481027
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B21J,F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of setting a rivet, the method comprising: providing a riveting tool having jaws including gripping teeth; providing a rivet comprising: inserting the rivet into the riveting tool and inserting the rivet into a workpiece to be riveted; activating the riveting tool to grip a first portion of the second end of the mandrel such that a first length of the mandrel is gripped by the jaws, and pulling the mandrel of the rivet until the hollow body is substantially deformed to set the first end of the mandrel; releasing the first portion of the second end of the mandrel that has been gripped by the jaws and re-setting the mandrel within the riveting tool, then activating the riveting tool such that the riveting tool grips a second portion of the second end of the mandrel having a second length greater than the first length of the first portion of the second end of the mandrel gripped prior to re-setting the mandrel; and pulling the mandrel until the mandrel fractures, separating the mandrel from the hollow body.