Patent ID: 7150594
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: F16B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A composite-metallic hybrid fastener for installation in an aperture through structural members for fastening the structural members, the fastener comprising: a metallic stem defining a shank extending between first and second ends, the stem defining an integrated deformable first head at the first end of the shank, such that the shank and the deformable first head are a single integral unitary metal member; and a composite sleeve defining first and second sides, a second head at the second side, and an aperture extending between the first and second sides, the second head having a cross-sectional dimension greater than a cross-sectional dimension of the aperture through the structural members, wherein the shank is configured to be disposed through the apertures of the structural members and the sleeve, and the first head is adapted to be urged toward the sleeve and thereby deformed to a cross-sectional dimension greater than the cross-sectional dimension of the aperture through the structural members such that the structural members are fastened between the first and second heads of the stem and the sleeve.