Patent ID: 9500214
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A44B,F16B

Claim Text:
1. A reversibly engageable, non-permanently deformable rivet device for securing compressible media, comprising: a rivet; and a receiving unit having means for reversible cooperative engagement with the rivet by rotation, wherein the receiving unit and the rivet cooperatively resist expansion from the secured medium when engaged, wherein the rivet has a head portion and a substantially smooth shank portion attached to the head portion, the shank portion extending longitudinally therefrom to terminate at a shank tip, wherein the shank portion has a shoulder distal to the head, the shank portion narrowing at the shoulder to form the shank tip, wherein the shank tip includes a complementary engaging means for reversible cooperative engagement with the receiving unit and wherein the shank tip further is bow-tie shaped, wherein the bow-tie shaped tip has a substantially circular central element and a plurality of radially-extending flanges having increased lateral dimensions with increasing radial distance from the shank portion.