Patent ID: 9719546
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B21F,B23G,B25B,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. Wire thread insert for mounting in a receiving thread of a component the wire thread insert having the following features: a. a cylindrical helix having a plurality of helically wound coils of a wire, the helix having a first and a second end, wherein b. a first coil provided at the first end has a moving tang projecting into an interior of the helix via a bending portion and c. the moving tang is inseparably connected to the first coil and redressable in a radial direction from the interior of the helix into a pathway of the first coil via the bending portion, wherein d. the wire of the bending portion has a reduced bending strength compared to the wire of the cylindrical helix due to a wire modification so that a yield strength of the wire in the bending portion is reduced to a range of 20% to 90%.