Patent ID: 6872040

Claim:
A fastener, comprising: a screw including a head, a shank and a threaded portion, said threaded portion being located on said shank and including a thread having an outer diameter, said threaded portion including a thread runout facing said head, said thread runout having a cone angle, said shank including a shank portion having a diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of said thread; and a supporting element being designed and arranged to be captively connected to said screw and including a narrow location, said narrow location having a diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of said thread, said narrow location including a surface element being designed and arranged to face said thread runout and to form an enveloping cone enveloping said thread runout, said enveloping cone having a cone angle, the cone angle of said enveloping cone not being greater than the cone angle of said thread runout and being approximately between 3° and 8°.