Patent SG-11201811096T-A (SG)
Title: High strength fasteners, drivers, and fastener systems
Inventor: DILLING GARY
IPC: F16B35/04
Filed: 2017-06-06
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 21 December 2017 (21.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT IiiimmolioloiollmolommiololioloffinonovoimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2017/218233 Al (51) International Patent Classification: F16B 23/00 (2006.01) F16B 35/04 (2006.01) F16B 35/06 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/036067 (22) International Filing Date: 06 June 2017 (06.06.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/351,540 17 June 2016 (17.06.2016) US (71) Applicant: PHILLIPS SCREW COMPANY [US/US]; One Van De Graaf Drive, Suite 404, Burlington, Massachu- setts 01803 (US). (72) Inventors: DILLING, Gary; 54 Jean Street, Gardiner, Massachusetts 01440 (US). SZCZUREK, Stefan; 32 Ship- man Road, Leicester LE3 2YB (GB). (74) Agent: GREGORY, Donald A.; Blank Rome LLP, 1825 Eye Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20006 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (54) Title: HIGH STRENGTH FASTENERS, DRIVERS, AND FASTENER SYSTEMS 34 co N O 24 FIG. 1 (57) : Fasteners, drivers, and fastener systems constructed wherein example fasteners have driver engageable surfaces on or within a shank tip of the fastener. Example embodiments are included where at least one of the installation and removal surfaces are configured to define a segment of a spiral. Some example embodiments are also included where the installation and removal drive surfaces intersect an enlarged core diameter in an inner transitional surface that extends between the installation and removal surfaces of adjacent wings. Embodiments include fasteners with installation and removal drive surfaces on or within a shank tip of fasteners. [Continued on next page] WO 2017/218233 Al MIDEDIMOHNIIMMEM0011111010111100MEHOIS MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))