Patent ID: 6997659
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A self-attaching female fastener for attachment to a metal panel, said self-attaching female fastener comprising: a central pilot portion having an end face and a bore extending through said end face through said pilot portion; a flange portion on at least opposed sides of said pilot portion having a generally planar panel support face generally parallel to said end face of said pilot portion; and at least one groove in said panel support face of said flange portion adjacent said pilot portion, said at least one groove including an inclined inner side wall defining an outer face of said pilot portion, an inclined outer side wall and a V-shaped bottom wall, said inner side wall inclined outwardly from said bottom wall toward said flange portion and said outer side wall inclined inwardly from said bottom wall toward said pilot portion forming an opening of said at least one groove adjacent said panel support face having a width less than a width of said at least one groove at said bottom wall, and said V-shaped bottom wall having generally equal opposed relatively inclined bottom faces defining sides of an equilateral triangle having an apex extending away from a plane of said panel support face generally equally spaced between said inner and outer side walls of said at least one groove.