Patent ID: 6254326
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A screw for mutual fastening of at least two components, comprising a shank having a free end and an axis (9), the shank being provided with a thread extending over part of its length, and also comprising a screw head, wherein an unthreaded shank portion is provided adjoining the screw head, characterized in that at the end region (8) of the thread (6) adjacent to the unthreaded shank portion (7), the thread tapers inwardly toward said unthreaded shank portion at an acute angle relative to the screw axis (9) with at least approximately constant thread pitch (S), the tapering end region (8) of the thread (6) being adapted to define a corresponding inwardly tapering generally frustoconical envelope surface (10) upon rotation of the screw (1).