Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tamper-resistant fastener
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Application No.: US16166463Application Date: 2018-10-22
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Publication No.: US10968942B1Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Stephen Neidigk , Zachary Medaris Wilson
- Applicant: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Current Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Agent Daniel J. Jenkins
- Main IPC: F16B35/04
- IPC: F16B35/04 ; F16B5/02 ; F16B37/04 ; F16B31/02 ; F16B41/00 ; F16B23/00

Abstract:
A tamper-resistant threaded fastener including a circular head having a slot formed in the head transverse to the longitudinal axis, the slot having an enlarged region intermediate an apex and a base of the slot. A cap member includes a head having a drive feature formed therein, the head extending to a first shank portion, extending to an enlarged second shank portion, extending to a foot. The cap member is insertable in the slot only from a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. During rotational installation of the fastener and cap member in a threaded counterbored opening for securing a barrier for protecting an asset, the foot shears inside the slot at a predetermined rotational drive force, the cap member being rotatable in the opening and protectively covering the fastener head.
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