Patent ID: 8931991
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: B21F,B29C,B29L,B65H,F16B

Abstract:
1. A moldable wire thread insert for reinforcing a screw-in opening of a component, said insert comprising: a) a cylindrical spiral made of a helically, wound wire wherein a cross-section of said wire comprises a thread area and an anchoring area, b) said spiral having neighboring coils arranged such that a closed cylindrical spiral wall is present, wherein said wire is wound on a block for forming a permanent socket, c) at least one end of the cylindrical spiral having a fastening flange, said fastening flange extending radially outwards over the cylindrical spiral wall and with which the wire thread insert is anchorable in the component, whereby the fastening flange comprises at least one flange coil of the wound wire, which has a reduced slope compared to the remainder of the cylindrical spiral.