Patent ID: 7266876

Claim:
Apparatus for forming a riveted joint interconnecting a plurality of parts, comprising: a. a supporting structure; b. a rivet support anvil mounted fixedly on said supporting structure; c. a parts support anvil located adjacent said rivet support anvil; d. a parts clamp member facing toward said parts support anvil and movable toward and away from said rivet support anvil; e. means for moving said parts clamp member, together with a plurality of parts to be riveted and a rivet extending through aligned holes defined in said plurality of parts, to an initial condition relative to said rivet support anvil wherein a first end of said rivet is supported by said rivet support anvil; f. means for moving said parts support anvil thereafter to an initial condition position with respect to said rivet support anvil; g. a parts support anvil adjustment mechanism arranged between said supporting structure and said parts support anvil to move said parts thereafter with respect to said rivet support anvil to place said parts into an adjusted condition; and h. rivet head forming means for forming a head at a second end of said rivet while said parts remain in said adjusted condition.