IP Library Granted Patent US 10,247,222
Granted Patent B2
US 10,247,222 · App. 14/710,905 · Granted Apr 2, 2019

Fastener system with fastener extension and driving tool

Inventor: Tomo Zvonko Bertovic (Abbotsbury, AU)
Assignee: INTER-JOIN PTY LTD.
F16B35/06B25B13/50F16B23/0069F16B15/0007
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,247,222
App. No.
14/710,905
Granted
Apr 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fastener includes a shank having a first attachment device for attachment to a first workpiece and a head having a second attachment device for attachment to a second workpiece. The fastener can be a screw and the first attachment device includes a thread formation on the shank. The head includes a drive formation at a central portion thereof, in the form of a Phillips head screwdriver recess. The second attachment device in the head includes attachment members integrally formed in the head, being three prongs which extend in a generally opposite direction to the shank.

Claims (24)

1. A fastener, comprising:

a shank having a first attachment means to a first workpiece;

a head having a second attachment means to a second workpiece; and

a cylindrical shoulder between said shank and said head, said cylindrical shoulder being larger than said shank so as to form a stop surface, said stop surface setting a depth of insertion of said shank, said head being larger than said cylindrical shoulder,

wherein a distance between said head and said depth of insertion is constant,

wherein the second attachment means comprises at least one attachment member formed on said head, said at least one attachment member extending in a direction from said head opposite to said shank,

wherein said head having a peripheral portion and a central portion and being comprised of a drive formation, said at least one attachment member being laterally spaced from said drive formation, and

wherein the second attachment means further comprises at least another attachment member, said at least one attachment member and said at least another attachment member being equidistantly spaced around said peripheral portion.

2. The fastener, according to claim 1 , wherein the first attachment means is a thread formation on said shank.

3. The fastener, according to claim 1 , said at least one attachment member and said at least another attachment member are comprised of prongs, each prong being splayed relative to each other.

4. The fastener, according to claim 3 , wherein each prong has a curl configuration when forced into the second workpiece.

5. A fastener system, comprising:

a shank having a first attachment means to a first workpiece;

a head having a second attachment means to a second workpiece, said second workpiece having a front surface and a rear surface;

a shoulder between said shank and said head, said shoulder being cylindrical and larger than said shank so as to form a first stop surface, said head being larger than said shoulder so as to form a second stop surface; and

a third workpiece being between said first workpiece and said second workpiece and mounted between said first stop surface and said second stop surface of said shoulder,

wherein a distance between said head and a depth of insertion is constant, and

wherein said second workpiece is fixed adjacent to said third workpiece by said second attachment means, said second attachment means extending through said rear surface and into said second workpiece so as to be housed within said second workpiece, said second attachment means being positioned between said front surface said second stop surface.

6. The fastener system, according to claim 5 , wherein the first attachment means is a thread formation on said shank.

7. The fastener system, according to claim 5 , wherein the second attachment means comprises at least one attachment member formed on said head, said at least one attachment member extending in a direction from said head opposite to said shank.

8. The fastener system, according to claim 7 , wherein said head having a peripheral portion and a central portion and being comprised of a drive formation, said at least one attachment member being laterally spaced from said drive formation.

9. The fastener system, according to claim 8 , wherein the second attachment means further comprises at least another attachment member, said at least one attachment member and said at least another attachment member being equidistantly spaced around said peripheral portion.

10. The fastener system, according to claim 9 , wherein said at least one attachment member and said at least another attachment member are comprised of prongs, each prong being splayed relative to each other.

11. The fastener system, according to claim 10 , wherein each prong has a curl configuration when forced into the second workpiece.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2015
From: BERTOVIC, TOMO ZVONKO
To: INTER-JOIN PTY/LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part PCTAU2013001315 · Nov 13, 2013
Related Publication 20150240858A1 · Aug 27, 2015
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