摘要 |
<p>A blind rivet 200 comprises a mandrel 214 having a deformable mandrel head 218 such that when the blind rivet is received in a pair of aligned apertures of dissimilar sizes in a pair of components 220, 222 to be joined, the mandrel head is adapted to be deformed and cause deformation of a rivet body 202 such that the blind rivet engages the inner surfaces defined by both of the apertures before the mandrel and its head are pulled free of the rivet body.</p> |