Patent ID: 6042315
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: F16B,Y10S

Abstract:
A fastener body, defined in relation to three mutually orthogonal reference axes including a lengthwise axis, a widthwise axis, and a depthwise axis, there further being a first and a second lengthwise directions, a first and a second widthwise directions, a first and a second depthwise directions, the fastener body comprising:a head; anda shank;the head and the shank being integral with one another and comprising a composite material, the shank extending away from the head in the first lengthwise direction, the head extending beyond the shank in at least one of the first and the second widthwise directions, the head having a first depthwise side coplanar with a first depthwise side of the shank and facing in a direction substantially parallel to the first depthwise direction, the head having a second depthwise side coplanar with a second depthwise side of the shank and facing in a direction substantially parallel to the second depthwise direction, the shank being further adapted to receive an external load.