Hardware attachment system

摘要

A system for attaching an article of hardware to another article made of wood, particle board, plastic or fiberglass. The article of hardware is provided with at least one through hole and the article of hardware is fixed to the other article by a screw that extends through a through hole into the article of hardware. A head of the screw is fixed to the article of hardware by threads located on a tapered shank of the screw.

主权项

1. A system for attaching a hardware device to an article comprising:
a metal hardware device that is provided with at least one through hole surrounded by a wall, at least a portion of the wall being a tapered wall; an nonmetallic article comprising a material selected from the group consisting of wood, particle board, plastic and fiberglass; a threaded fastener comprising a shaft with a tapered shank located at one end of the shaft and a point located at the other end of the shaft, a head of the threaded fastener adjoining the shank, the shaft is provided with a first thread having a first pitch and the shank is provided with a second thread having a second pitch that is equal to or less than the first pitch; and the threaded fastener extending through the through hole in the hardware device and into the article with the shaft of the threaded fastener interlocked with the article by the first thread on the shaft and the tapered shank of the threaded fastener interlocked with the tapered wall of the through hole of the hardware device by the second thread on the tapered shank of the threaded fastener whereby the metal hardware device is secured in direct contact with the nonmetallic article.