Patent ID: 7883308
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A slotted set screw comprising: a shank including an upper end, a lower end and a cylindrical outer surface having an axis; threads formed on the cylindrical outer surface and extending between the upper end and the lower end; a slot for a screwdriver to fit therein for driving, with the slot extending from the upper end towards but spaced from the lower end, with the slot extending in a diametric direction from the axis, with the slot having first and second ends at circumferentially spaced locations on the outer surface; and a cut metal waste storing recess at the first end of said slot, said cut metal waste storing recess defined by a vertical wall intersecting with the slot generally perpendicular to the diametric direction and extending from the upper end towards but spaced from the lower end to the threads at circumferentially spaced locations on the outer surface, with the cut metal waste storing recess further defined by a flat bottom wall extending from the vertical wall to the threads and spaced from the upper end and the lower end.