Patent ID: 6045309
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A rivet comprising:a rivet shaft including a shank with a first end and a second end, a head on said first end of said shank, a boss on said second end of said shank, wherein said boss has a first portion of greater width and a second portion of lesser width;a rivet body including a flange with expandable arms extending therefrom, and an aperture in said flange between said expandable arms, said aperture receiving said shank and guiding said boss between said expandable arms;wherein when said shank is inserted into said aperture and said portion of greater width of said boss is positioned to contact said expandable arms, said expandable arms expand to an installed position, and wherein said shank is inserted into said aperture and said portion of lesser width of said boss is positioned to contact said expandable arms, said expandable arms contract to an uninstalled position; andwherein said shank includes at least one detent protrusion adjacent to said boss for engaging said expandable arms in said installed position, and wherein said at least one detent protrusion releases from said expandable arms in said uninstalled position.