Patent ID: 9689416
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: F16B

Claim:
1. A torque limiting fastener comprising: a body defining an elongated body extending from a first end to a second end, and including an outer surface, the body including: wherein the outer surface break point comprises a groove extending into the outer surface toward the inner bore, and the inner surface break point is defined along the inner bore so as to define the shear plane along the weakest plane therebetween, with the inner surface break point being at a point along the circular cross-sectional configuration of the controlled break region; and wherein the outer surface break point is closer to the first end of the body than the inner surface break point, to in turn, define a substantially frusto-conical configuration extending from the inner surface break point toward outwardly to the outer surface break point, and, downwardly toward the first end.