Blind fastener

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8777532
APP PUB NO 20110206476A1
SERIAL NO

13061380

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A fastener (2) such as a rivet, and a method of manufacture of such, wherein the fastener (2) is formed with helical (16) and annular grooves on the shell (4), such that when the fastener (2) is installed into a workpiece (24), a bulb (30) having a lobed blindside footprint (36) is produced on the blindside of the workpiece (24), the helical grooves (16) having an increasing depth towards the head end (12) of the shell (4) to promote formation of the bulb (30) initially towards the head end (12).

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AVDEL UK LIMITEDPACIFIC HOUSE 2 SWIFTFIELDS WATCHMEAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE WELWYN GARDEN CITY HERTFORDSHIRE AL7 1LV

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Brewer, Jonathan Bedfordshire, GB 10 48

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