摘要 |
A locking fastener (10) that includes an elongated tubular member (14) and a pin member (12). The elongated tubular member (14) has a body (15) with an internal diameter, a first end (16), and a second end (18), the second end having a head (24). The pin member (12) has a first end (42), a second end (44) and a mechanical lock portion (54). The pin member first end (42) has a diameter about the same as the tubular member body internal diameter. The pin member first end (42) further has a head (46), the head having a diameter larger than the tubular member body internal diameter. The mechanical lock portion (54) is disposed between the pin member first end (42) and the second end (44). The pin member (12) is disposed in the tubular member (14) with the pin head (46) extending from the tubular member first end (16). In this configuration the pin member (12) is structured to move from a first position, wherein the pin head (46) is spaced from the tubular member head (24) and wherein the tubular member first end (16) is not deformed, to a second position where the pin head (46) is closer to the tubular member head (24) and wherein the tubular member first end (16) is flared and the tubular member head (24) is swaged into the mechanical lock portion (54). <IMAGE>
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