Method of attaching a self-attaching fastener to a panel

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11095682

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The self-attaching female fastener of this invention includes a re-entrant groove having a V-shaped bottom wall including relatively inclined bottom faces of equal width having an arcuate apex centered beneath the restricted opening to the groove. A die drives a panel portion through the restricted groove opening against the bottom faces, driving the panel portion into the apex and inwardly beneath the inclined inner side wall and outwardly beneath the inclined outer side wall of the groove, resulting in a better installation and accommodating a wider range of panel thicknesses. The V-shaped bottom wall also centers and balances the rolls during the rolling process resulting in a more accurate cross-section of the fastener.

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WHITESELL FORMED COMPONENTS INC5331 DIXIE HIGHWAY WATERFORD MI 48329

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ladouceur, Harold A Livonia, MI 49 951
Vrana, John J Rochester Hills, MI 37 365
Ward, Richard P Canton, MI 21 200

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