Patent ID: 8727685
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A swage collar, comprising: a shank having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an outside diameter; a flange extending circumferentially from the first end of the shank and having an outer diameter; and a scalloped shoulder formed at a location proximate to where the first end of the shank transitions to the flange, wherein the shoulder includes a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys, wherein each of the plurality of peaks extends non-radially in a direction towards the second end of the shank, and each of the plurality of valleys extends non-radially in a direction towards the first end of the shank, wherein the swage collar is adapted to be swaged, and wherein when the swage collar is swaged, each of the plurality of peaks and each of the plurality of valleys of the shoulder is deformed from an undeformed state to a deformed state wherein each of the plurality of peaks and each of the plurality of valleys of the shoulder is blended with the outside diameter of the shank and the outer diameter of the flange.