Screw, particularly wood screw

• US 4,808,051 A
• Filed: 04/15/1987
• Issued: 02/28/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hans Gietl
• Original Assignee: Hans Gietl
• Inventors: Gietl, Hans
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Gary L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lindsey, Rodney M.
• Application Number:
  US07/039,010
• Time in Patent Office: 685 Days
• Field of Search: 411/378, 411/415, 411/412, 411/424, 411/455, 411/386, 411/387, 411/394, 411/402, 411/411, 411/482, 411/487, 411/504, 411/510, 411/911, 411/384, 411/399, 411/423, 411/414, 403/408.1, 403/388, 403/118, 403/343, 403/406.1, 52/483, 52/126.1, 52/126.7, 52/217, 217/5, 217/36, 217/65, 49/505
• US Class Current: 411/378
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 25/0015 the material being a soft organic material, e.g. wood or plastic F16B25/0031 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 25/0057 the screw having distinct axial zones, e.g. multiple axial thread sections with different pitch or thread cross-sections
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 25/0078 with a shaft of non-circular cross-section or other special geometric features of the shaft
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/0275 the screw-threaded element having at least two axially separated threaded portions F16B5/0283 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/75 having a joining piece extending through aligned openings in plural members

Abstract

A screw, particularly a wood screw, has a screw shank that consists of a first section which is provided with a thread and extends to the one end of the screw and of a second section without thread which terminates in a screw head. At least one annular projection, arranged concentric to the axis of the screw shank, is provided on said second section of the shank.

Claims

1. An arrangement comprising:

(A) first and second wood elements adjustably positioned relative to each other; and

(B) a one-piece screw device interconnecting the first and second wooden elements, said screw device including

(i) an elongated screw shank having opposed ends,

(a) said shank having a first section extending from one of said ends toward, but terminating short of, the other of said ends, said first section having a screw thread threadedly engaging only the first wooden element, and having a maximum outside diameter, and

(b) said shank having a second unthreaded section extending from said other end toward, but terminating short of, said one end, said second section engaging only the second wooden element,

(ii) a frusto-conically shaped screw head at said other end and engaging only the second wooden element, said head having a frusto-conically tapering wall facing toward said first section and means for enabling the screw device to be turned about an axis extending lengthwise along the shank, said first section being movable along the axis during turning of the screw device to adjustably position the first and second wooden elements relative to each other, and

(iii) means on said second section for preventing movement of said second section along the axis during turning of the screw device, said preventing means having at least one annular projection on said second section between said screw head and said first section, said projection being aranged concentric to the axis and having a maximum outside diameter which is larger than the maximum outside diameter of the screw thread, said projection being frusto-conically shaped and having a single frusto-conical tapering side facing away from said screw head and rotatably engaging only said second element to permit only rotation in said second element during turning of the screw device.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein at least two projections are located on said second section.