A bolt for clamping abutting parts includes a bolt-like part insertable into openings of the abutting parts and including an external thread on a portion of an outer side of the bolt-like part. The bolt-like part includes a bolt component without external thread so that the bolt extends in each of the abutting parts at least partially with the bolt component without external thread. A threaded sleeve projects radially outwardly beyond the bolt-like part and is positionally adjustable by engaging an internal thread of the threaded sleeve in the external thread of the bolt-like part. A clamping element is provided inside the bolt-like part at an end of the bolt-like part in opposition to the threaded sleeve and is movable beyond an outer circumference of the bolt-like part through a bore of the bolt-like part. An actuator acts on the clamping element in order to clamp the abutting parts.

A fixing pin having top section and a stem. The stem has an expandable section and a lower element adjacent thereto and the top section comprises a ratchet mechanism. The lower element of the stem is connected to the ratchet mechanism by a flexible connector, such that operation of the ratchet mechanism moves the lower element towards the top section, thereby compressing the expandable section axially and causing it to expand radially.

A family of rivets including both blind and bucked-type rivets made at least partially from an amorphous metal alloy. A blind rivet includes a head portion and a tail portion. At least one of the head portion and the tail portion is configured to elastically deform to secure a first member in position relative to a second member. The head portion and the tail portion may include one or more deformable legs having an interface feature configured to engage with one of the first member and the second member. A bucked-type rivet assembly includes a formable member and an anvil. The anvil is configured to thermoplastically deform the formable member proximate to the second member by passing current through an electrical circuit that includes at least one of the formable member and anvil.

The present invention discloses a fastener assembly having an engaging portion with a projecting stem which is interiorly hollowed over at least an intermediate extending range. The stem includes a solid end most extending portion. A receiving portion is provided with an inner rim defined edge, a diameter of an aperture between the rim edge being less than a diameter of an inserting portion of the stem. Upon forcible passage of the solid end of the fastener past the narrowed rim edge, an intermediate hollowed interior portion of the stem aligning with the narrowed rim edge and exhibiting a controlled collapse against said rim edge in order to anchor the portions together.

A family of rivets including both blind and bucked-type rivets made at least partially from an amorphous metal alloy. A blind rivet includes a head portion and a tail portion. At least one of the head portion and the tail portion is configured to elastically deform to secure a first member in position relative to a second member. The head portion and the tail portion may include one or more deformable legs having an interface feature configured to engage with one of the first member and the second member. A bucked-type rivet assembly includes a formable member and an anvil. The anvil is configured to thermoplastically deform the formable member proximate to the second member by passing current through an electrical circuit that includes at least one of the formable member and anvil.

A pin joint assembly including: a first end lug and a second end lug; a pin hole extending through the first and second end lugs; a first retaining feature and a second retaining feature arrangeable at opposing ends of the pin hole; a headless pin including a pin body for inserting through the pin hole to rotatably couple the first and second end lugs, such that the pin body is retained between the first and second retaining features; a first bushing for positioning between the headless pin and the first end lug, and a second bushing for positioning between the headless pin and the second end lug; wherein the headless pin is isolated from the first and second retaining features.

The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces.

A frangible detent pin comprising a base a pin head and an elastic member. The base is configured to be secured within a bore. The pin head and the base are interconnected through a frangible connection. The elastic member is configured to bias the pin head away from the base. The frangible detent pin has a rigid stage in which the pin head is rigidly positioned relative to the base and a spring-loaded stage in which the pin head is moveable relative to the base under a compression load between pin head and the base. The frangible detent pin is configured to transition from the rigid stage to the spring-loaded stage in response to the compression load exceeding a predetermined threshold sufficient to cause the frangible connection to fail.

A fixing pin having top section and a stem. The stem has an expandable section and a lower element adjacent thereto and the top section comprises a ratchet mechanism. The lower element of the stem is connected to the ratchet mechanism by a flexible connector, such that operation of the ratchet mechanism moves the lower element towards the top section, thereby compressing the expandable section axially and causing it to expand radially.

A screen arrangement (10) including a stringer (16), a securing arrangement (18), and a plurality of screen panels (20) adapted to couple to the stringer (16) by the securing arrangement (18). The plurality of screen panels (20) may each include a side notch (22) arranged to define a screen aperture (24) between adjacent ones of the plurality of screen panels (20) and the stringer (16) includes a stringer aperture (26) aligned with the screen aperture (24). The securing arrangement (18) may include an expandable part (28) adapted to extend from the screen aperture (24) into the stringer aperture (26) and a fastener (30) adapted pass between the screen aperture (24) and the stringer aperture (26) so as to expand the expandable part (28) within the stringer aperture (26). A related method is also disclosed.