Attaching Cap To Fastener Patents (Class 470/51)
  • Publication number: 20130079831
    Abstract: A crimping tool for producing a polyaxial bone anchoring device (1, 1?) is provided. The crimping tool includes at least one tip holder having a crimping tip and an inclined passage and an actuating member having at least an inclined leg, wherein the inclination of the inclined passage corresponds to the inclination of the inclined leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 7896751
    Abstract: An encapsulated fastener includes a nut having a face with a concave gap adapted to receive a bolt. The nut is encapsulated by an encapsulation including an extension, which includes a tube adapted for receiving a portion of the bolt and a flange adapted for engaging a face of the nut. The encapsulation extension is placed on the nut in an overmolding tool, wherein an encapsulation base is injection molded over a portion of the encapsulation extension. The encapsulation base encapsulates the nut and extends into the nut concave gap forming a base foot and washer protrusion. The nut is encapsulated except for its bore which is sealed off during the overmolding process by a spring-mounted mandrel. Alternative embodiments of the invention include tubes with different configurations for contacting the bolt whereby the tube or cylinder is reinforced. A method and tooling for manufacturing the encapsulated fastener are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventor: Steven L. Thompson