Apparatus and method of making a heel-less nail

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8740714
APP PUB NO 20110098123A1
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12981212

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A full-round head nail having an offset head is configured with a gusset formed integrally between an undersurface of the offset head and a superior portion of a shank. The head of the nail is relatively thin, and the shank is positioned radially off center of the round head such that no heel is formed at a point tangential to both the head and the shank. The gusset has a lofted surface tapering radially from a roundness at the zero heel to a taper at the toe. The gusset reinforces the junction of the shank with the head, supports the toe of the head, and distributes the force of a load on the head through a longitudinal axis of the shank, preventing the toe from bending or yielding and prevents the shank from yielding to the stresses of the load applied.

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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC3600 WEST LAKE AVENUE GLENVIEW IL 60026

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ali, Zafar I Tinley Park, US 4 5
Bergstrom, Donald E Lake Villa, US 48 759
Ferrell, Alvis H Brighton, US 3 1
Gabriel, William L Barrington, US 29 459
McDonald, Daniel P Palatine, US 27 592
Robinson, James W Mundelein, US 41 961

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