| US 7,464,454 B2 | ||
| Method for setting self-tapping rivets | ||
| A. L. Pepper Aasgaard, Omaha, Nebr. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Abeo, LLC, Omaha, Nebr. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 13, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/151,684. | ||
| Application 11/151684 is a continuation of application No. 10/719748, filed on Nov. 21, 2003, granted, now 6,904,831, filed on Jun. 13, 2005. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/428103, filed on Nov. 21, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0112791 A1, Jun. 01, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B21D 39/00 (2006.01); B23Q 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 29—524.1 [81/57.3] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A method for setting a self-tapping rivet of the type having a hollow rivet body and a mandrel disposed longitudinally
within the hollow rivet body, the mandrel including a self-tapping head for forming a hole in a work piece and radially compressing
and spreading the rivet body as the mandrel is retracted rearward relative to the rivet body and a shank having an area of
reduced diameter for allowing the head to detach from the shank upon application of predetermined tensile force applied to
the shank, the method comprising:
receiving the shank of the self-tapping rivet;
gripping and turning the shank for rotating self-tapping head to form a hole in a workpiece; and
retracting the mandrel rearward relative to the rivet body for compressing and spreading the rivet body and thereafter separating
the shank at the area of reduced diameter,
wherein the self-tapping rivet is set in the work piece.
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