Patent ID: 8434984

Claim:
A fastener for securing one or more components of a structure comprising: a pin having an elongated pin shank, terminating at a first pin end in a pin head and terminating at a second pin end in an externally threaded portion, and a transitional section integrally connected between the first pin end and the second pin end, the pin head having an external pin head side surface; and a deformable sleeve having a hollow tubular shank terminating at a first sleeve end in a sleeve head having an opening for receiving the pin and terminating at a second sleeve end having an internal sleeve head surface for engagement with the external pin head side surface when in an assembled position, and where the hollow tubular shank internally comprises: a first sleeve section integrally connected to the first sleeve end; a second sleeve section integrally connected to the first sleeve section; and a third sleeve section, integrally connected to the second sleeve section and the second sleeve end, having an internal surface for engaging the externally threaded portion of the pin upon installation; and wherein the second sleeve section tapers inwardly from a first point to a second point, wherein the first point is integrally connected to the first sleeve section and wherein the second point is integrally connected to the third sleeve section; and wherein the third sleeve section is of uniform diameter from the second point to the second sleeve end.