Patent ID: 6835020
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: B21J,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A metal sheet metal assembly, comprising:first and second sheets having overlapping portions defining first and second flanges extending in engaged parallel facing relation for a predetermined width extending between and normal to spaced outer edges of the flanges; at least one pair of self-piercing rivets joining the flanges at spaced locations along the width, the rivets of each pair having a head and a shank and extending into the flanges from opposite sides thereof; the heads of the first and second rivets being located at interior portions of the first and second flanges, respectively, and the shanks of the first and second rivets extending into the second and first flanges, respectively, adjacent the edges thereof; and wherein each rivet has a single head and a shank which does not penetrate through the flange opposite from the head.