Patent ID: 8506226
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A security screw apparatus comprising: a nut having an internal thread, said nut having a length dimension; and a screw having a head at one end and curved end surface at an opposite end, said screw having a generally cylindrical shank extending between said head and said curved end surface, said shank having an external thread thereon, said shank being formed of a first part and a second part, said first part being connected to said head, said second part being connected to said curved end surface, said first part and said second part being mated together along a division line, said division line having a length dimension greater than said length dimension of said nut, at least one of said first and second parts having a pie-cut along said division line, said pie-cut extending so as to widen at said external thread of said shank so as to define a space between an outer edge of said first part and an outer edge of said second part, said first part being connected to a first portion of said head and connected to a first portion of said curved end surface, said second part being connected to a second portion of said head and connected to a second portion of said curved end surface.