Patent ID: 9249819
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: F16B

Claim Text:
1. A blind rivet washer, comprising: a washer body with an outer surface, an inner surface, and a rivet aperture; and a watertight or airtight membrane comprising at least one raised pressure point skirt and at least one recessed troughs on each side of the at least one raised pressure point skirt, wherein the membrane covers the outer surface of the washer body and is sealably watertight or airtight and continuously connected to the perimeter of the washer body, and optionally to a circumferential portion of the outer surface, wherein the watertight or airtight membrane encapsulates the washer body and the rivet aperture to create a lumen which provides a space between a portion of the outer surface of the washer body and the watertight or airtight membrane, wherein the raised pressure point skirt and the at least one recessed trough on each side of the at least one raised pressure point skirt are oriented to face a substrate on which the blind rivet washer is sealed against.