Patent ID: 6685409
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: F16B,Y10S

Abstract:
A connecting element, comprising:a screw and a supporting element, said screw including a head and a shank, said shank having opposed ends, said head formed on one end of said shank, a threaded portion having an outer diameter, and a shank portion positioned between said head and said threaded portion, said shank being of smaller diameter than the outer diameter of said threaded portion, and a radially extending step positioned between said threaded portion and said shank portion, said threaded portion including a thread runout facing said head, said thread runout having an axial extension and a circumference, at least a portion of said thread runout being reformed to leave at least a partial deformed thread to formâ€”said step, said step having an outer diameter which approximately corresponds to the outer diameter of said threaded portion; and said supporting element being captively connected to said screw and including a narrowing location having a diameter which is less than the outer diameter of said threaded portion and less than the outer diameter of said step such that said step forms a stop for said supporting element to prevent said supporting element from moving off said shank.