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REVIEW: If you are troubled by issues like the number of movie casualties, or whether the budget for fake blood has gone through the roof, then this is not the movie for you.
The Expendables 2 has it all - loud and messy explosions, a constant barrage of gunfire, wet-sounding sound effects and a visual "splat" as blood assaults the camera. And of course there are the decapitations!
Leader of The Expendables Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and his team of "old-hands" in combat, successfully carry out a mission to rescue a Chinese businessman in Nepal. In the process they also liberate associate Trench (Arnold Schwarzenegger).
Fresh from another mission under their belt, with their youngest recruit Billy (Liam Hemsworth) set on retiring after just one more job, the team are contacted by CIA operative, Mr Church (Bruce Willis).
Church compels the team to retrieve an item in a safe from a plane shot down in Albania.
He loans them technical expert Maggie Chan (Yu Nan) to aid their efforts.
Despite the experience of the crew, the job goes sour and they encounter international criminal Jean Vilain (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and his mercenary group, the Sangs.
As one of their own is targeted, it gets personal and the Expendables set out to exact vengeance, and save the world from a deadly threat.
This franchise saw the return of the good old action movies of the 80s and 90s, under the big names who started it all in 2010 with the release of The Expendables.
Having receiving a relatively good reception, the concept was expanded upon in this movie, with Willis and Schwarzenegger having more developed roles.
The first few scenes set up the complete disregard for human life within this movie, because people are baddies and therefore expendable.
This might strike an off-note with some viewers and would seem out of synch with our times.
Testosterone-fuelled posturing with big guns and clunky quotes from the big names' original movies goes down like lead-filled balloons.
Likewise the frozen faces, especially Stallone's, devoid of emotion, or maybe due to botox overload, are a thing best left in the past.
Yu Nan shows absolutely no acting skills in her echoing of Stallone's lack of facial expression and flexible morals. The supposed chemistry between the pair was tired and dispirited.
Funnily enough the critics have rated this movie quite highly, while at the same time citing its plot and dialogue inadequacies. The audience also revelled in the old jokes and came out of the theatre surprisingly buoyed up.
Which may prove that good old-fashioned noisy, messy, violence still has a strong following, good movie or not.
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There is little to indicate that Merkel might be willing to compromise at this week's summit. Most expect her to do what she can to push through her crisis mechanism and further oppose both the Euro-bond idea and an extension of the EFSF. She remains convinced, after all, that there is no rush.
Plus, her plan would take time to implement in the first place, requiring as it does a slight change to the wording of the Lisbon Treaty -- a change that would require the approval of all 27 European Union member states.
Billionaire investor George Soros is just one of many who think that Europe needs to act quicker than that. "It is better to inject equity now rather than later and it is better to do it on a Europe-wide basis than each country acting on its own," Soros wrote in a recent contribution for the Financial Times.
Should it not, he continued, the threats facing Europe are significant. There is a risk, he wrote, "that the euro may destroy the political and social cohesion of the EU."
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"SANDALE III" is s great opportunity to own an original owner, freshwater use only, Trojan 10.8 Convertible. 1626 Original hours on her Crusader 7.4L, 454's. Light use is reflected in her interior which is excellent condition for an original...most, if not all of her running time is from fishing.
The Trojan 10.8M Convertible is basically a stretched version of the extremely popular 10M Convertible which was a 33' boat with a smaller cockpit. Although the interior layouts are similar, the boats differ by the 10.8M having a much larger cockpit at 87 square feet. The addition of a tackle center and a transom door made the boat more appealing to anglers and cruisers alike. The ability to put several deck chairs in the cockpit alone made the boat more popular. With her larger, extended cockpit, the boat also appears more balanced in profile and I dare say rides better. Having sold many of these, new, I feel qualified to comment on ride, performance and economy.
Speaking of ride, the 10.8M rides on a Harry Schoell designed Delta-Conic hull as did all the International Meter boats from Trojan. With her immense bow entry, huge chine flats that morph into a reverse warped plan with 9 degrees of deadrise aft for stability, this is a sea boat that will out perform most of her competition in any kind of rough water. Not a rocket ship with gas engines (cruises at 18 knots), she will leave a lot of boats in her wake when the going gets tough. This is a ride that must be experienced. She tops out in the mid 20's.
Featuring a 13' beam, the interior of this boat is open and airy even in the staterooms. Yes, this is a two stateroom layout which replaces the dinette down with a side stateroom featuring over / under bunks.
From the cockpit, one steps up and thru a very substantial sliding glass door (with screen) into the spacious salon. To port is a L-shaped lounge with storage, forward is a bit of a breakfast bar complete with two plex chairs. To starb'd, behind sliding doors is the power panel for both 12V and 120V distribution. The side stateroom creates two additional shelves and or counter top spaces forward...great spot for a lamp or some type of vase etc. Carpeting is seafoam green, wall coverings are textured beige and hand painted fabrics are used for the window soft goods. Directional bullet lighting provides plenty of light at night with valance lighting as well. Side windows open and have screens. The large, three piece windshield brings in plenty of additional, natural light. Nice, bright and airy! Engines and machinery spaces are accessed thru a large stainless framed hatch in the salon floor.
Step down three steps and find the large galley to port side and the side stateroom to starb'd. There is electric, fan driven heat located in the companionway. It is centrally located and should distribute heat easily throughout the boat. The gorgeous galley features plenty of counter spaces (teal), a Kenyon 2 burner electric stovetop, Integrated Tappan Microwave, full size Norcold refrigerator with freezer, waste bin flush mounted in countertop with storage underneath, dedicated pull out dish and cup drawers, double sinks and a Black & Decker toaster. Storage is abundant with four drawers, two large, hinged cabinets and three large doors that access huge storage areas. To starb'd and up the stairs is an additional storage area. Cabinets are almond or off white in color. Contemporary pulls add to a modern look. The side stateroom features over and under bunks, large hanging locker, a mirrored storage cabinet, overhead reading lights, hatch with screen, and huge storage under lower bunk.
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If you like debates about religion but were turned off by the uproar in the United States over Koran-burning and the New York Islamic centre, take a look at the rhetorical duelling that's been going on in Britain ahead of Pope Benedict's visit there starting on Thursday. For the past few weeks, the leading lights of secularist and atheist thought have been hammering away at the Catholic Church, playing up its sins like the sexual abuse crisis and arguing that the pope doesn't deserve the honour of a state visit. A quick Google search digs out plenty of them.
Confusion reigns as Belgium struggles with Catholic sex abuse scandal
Following the crisis of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests in Belgium is like watching a rudderless ship in a storm. The Church hierarchy seems overwhelmed by the scandal that has engulfed it. The state seems unable to intervene after its spectacular raid on Church offices last June backfired on it. Left hanging are at least 475 victims who have no idea what to expect next.
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Pope Benedict this week makes a challenging trip to Britain — only the second by a pope in history — and his welcome in one of Europe's most secular nations will range from polite to indifferent and even hostile.
Criticism mounts of "anti-Muslim frenzy" in U.S., Koran burning plan under fire
U.S. religious leaders have condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad. Christian, Muslim and Jewish religious leaders denounced the "misinformation and outright bigotry" against U.S. Muslims resulting from plans to build a Muslim community center and mosque not far from the site of the September 11, 2001, hijacked plane attacks in New York by Islamist militants. The Vatican has also condemned the Koran burning plan.
Leaked Danneels tapes with Catholic sex abuse victim make for sad reading
(Photo: Cardinal Danneels arrives at federal police headquarters in Brussels July 6, 2010 for questions about allegations of sexual abuse by priests/Stringer)
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Pilgrims attending the large public events during Pope Benedict's visit to England and Scotland next month have been issued a long list of do's and don'ts including a ban on musical instruments and steel cutlery.
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Italy and 10 other European states urged the continent's top human rights court on Wednesday to overturn its ban on crucifixes in schools, arguing they were signs of national identity and not overtly religious symbols. The alliance of traditionally Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian countries backing Italy's appeal against the ban which was handed down last November reflected their concern that the court had set a precedent for strict secularism across Europe.
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Who emerges on KingCo baseball diamond?
No prep baseball team from Bellevue made it out of the conference tournament last season, and Newport finished outside the top four and did not make the 4A KingCo tourney.
The Knights look to alum and longtime assistant Brad Files to take over a program he said has been built to withstand minor setbacks such as the past two seasons.
"We've had some down years here in the past," he said. "We've always rebounded."
With only six seniors, Files said a host of young arms will have to help carry the Knights, which they did in an 8-2 season opening win over Juanita.
In 3A KingCo, Bellevue looked like a potential state tournament team during most of last season and was only one game from the final 16 under head coach Pete Wilkinson.
The Wolverines are without departed senior ace Nolan Watson on the mound, after he earned conference player of the year honors.
Interlake lost in the first round of the conference tournament last season, while Sammamish missed out on a 2A district playoff spot as Lake Washington captured a share of the regular season championship.
Newport capable of encore performance?
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Juniors Sydney Tomlinson and Kathryn Wood give Newport a wealth of experience, after helping their team to a 3-2 record at state last year.
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The world's leading pharmaceutical companies are doing more to improve access to medicine in developing countries, with a raft of new initiatives, scale-ups and innovations over the last two years. However, the industry struggles to perform well in some practices that matter, according to the 2014 Access to Medicine Index, published Monday.
GSK tops the Index for the fourth time. This is driven by robust performance across most areas, with several innovative practices. Novo Nordisk has made the most progress, improving in five of the seven areas the Index focuses on. This has resulted in a remarkable leap from 6th to 2nd place. Astellas, Daiichi Sankyo and Takeda remain at the bottom of the league.
"After sharpening what and how we measure, we are now able to draw a much clearer picture of the industry's strengths, weaknesses, progress and struggles, and what it takes to be a leader in access to medicine," said Wim Leereveld, founder and CEO of the Access to Medicine Index. "No company is in the top five in all areas we analyse, but the leaders tend to perform well across most of them, even though they differ in their focus. Top performers innovate constantly, and usually have to innovate in several areas to maintain their position."
The Access to Medicine Index is an independent initiative that ranks the world's leading pharmaceutical companies according to what they are doing for the millions of people in developing countries who do not have reliable access to medicine.
"Companies that have the biggest market presence are not necessarily at the top of the Index. We found that four companies currently produce 50 percent of all the relevant products. However, they are scattered across the Index," said Jayasree K. Iyer, Head of Research at the Access to Medicine Index. "This means that what defines where companies rank has less to do with how many relevant products they have, than with what they do with their products and expertise."
The industry has stepped up its efforts on several fronts. For instance, it is paying more attention to socioeconomic factors, increasingly tailoring prices within countries. Since 2012, the number of products in the pipeline appropriate for developing countries has grown by 47. More companies are experimenting with innovative access-oriented business models. Companies are granting more licences to developing country companies to make and distribute generic versions of their medicines. Meanwhile, policies and activities to improve access to medicine continue to get better organised.
However, progress is uneven across the areas of activity that matter, with the industry struggling to perform well in two important areas.
Firstly, nearly all companies (18) have been the subject of settlements or judgements regarding breaches in ethical marketing, bribery or corruption standards or competition laws in the last two years. During the period of analysis there were high-profile allegations of corrupt practices against several companies operating in China. The case against GSK, one of those companies, was settled after the period of analysis, and therefore did not affect its score in the 2014 Index.
Secondly, companies remain conservative in their disclosure of where patents are active and when they will expire – information that is very useful to medicine procurers and generics manufacturers.
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The financial crisis sent Republican nominee Sen. John McCain into his avenging hero posture as he vowed to skip the debate in order to be in Washington where he would lead his party's negotiations of the Treasury's $700 billion bailout of the nation's cratering financial systems. By Thursday, McCain seemed to soften, saying he would come if there was a plan in place. On Friday morning, he finally ended the suspense and agreed to show up.
His opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, all the while coolly asserted that he would be in Oxford, Miss. – with PBS' Jim Lehrer (the moderator) and the attention of nearly a dozen television networks. The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates also weighed in last week that it would not postpone or cancel the debate.
McCain had little choice but to show up.
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(News humor site 23/6 has a one-minute condensed cut of the debate below.)
Instead, Obama and McCain argued over $18 billion in earmarks and McCain, who twice said that he was not "voted Miss Congeniality" of the Senate, again denigrated the $3 million spent to determine whether grizzly bears should be on the endangered species list.
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McCain's demeanor was more dismissive; several times he called Obama naïve (at one point mispronouncing the word). Lehrer struggled to get the candidates to engage one-on-one, imploring them to talk to each other. But with the candidates standing behind podiums, the staging was all wrong for interactive exchanges. Obama several times addressed his remarks to McCain. But McCain was having none of it. He barely looked at Obama, instead addressing his answers to the camera or Lehrer. After several early appeals to "talk to each other," Lehrer gave up.
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Kyle Rudolph highlighted a series of moves and injury updates announced Monday. The Vikings placed the tight end on injured reserve after his fractured foot didn't make enough progress to where the team thought he could be a contributor soon.
"We were hoping we'd be able to get him up and practicing this week. That's not going to be the case," head coach Leslie Frazier said.
Rudolph fractured his foot Nov. 3 against the Dallas Cowboys. Since then, John Carlson has filled in admirably, but Carlson suffered a concussion late in the third quarter of Sunday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
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The Vikings have only Rhett Ellison and Chase Ford in reserve at tight end and no tight ends on the practice squad.
With Adrian Peterson suffering a sprained right foot that had him in a walking boot Monday and his backup, Toby Gerhart, straining a hamstring late in the fourth quarter, the Vikings are also running thin at running back. Third-string running back Matt Asiata played three snaps in the absence of Peterson and Gerhart.
"A little nicked up in some areas," Frazier said. "Some other guys are going to have to step up and help us. We'll see how the week goes as we go forward."
The Vikings could also be short on experienced cornerbacks. Xavier Rhodes sprained his ankle Sunday and Frazier categorized him as "day to day," too. The Vikings have already been without CB Josh Robinson for the last three games because of a fractured sternum. He isn't expected to be ready to play Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.
"The word I got today, he's making some progress but not to the point where he's going to be ready for this ballgame," Frazier said about Robinson. "So we'll have to make a decision on how we want to go forward with him. As I learn a little bit more about the likelihood of his playing maybe in the following game – that will determine what we do with him going forward."
If Rhodes can't go, that would leave safety Robert Blanton, who has played extensively as the nickel cornerback in the last three games, and Marcus Sherels to play opposite Chris Cook. The Vikings also have Shaun Prater on the active roster, along with Robert Steeples and Kip Edwards on the practice squad.
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"We'd be pretty thin going into a ballgame with three corners or maybe four corners," Frazier said. "We'll see what happens with the running back position. We'll definitely have to do something somewhere, depending on what happens or who we may or may not have."
The Vikings may have one piece of good news regarding the secondary: Safety Harrison Smith might return for the Eagles games after being placed on injured reserve/designated for return following the Oct. 13 game against the Carolina Panthers, when he suffered a severe case of turf toe. Frazier expected that decision to come at the end of this week.
"We'll sit down today as a staff and talk about how we want to go forward at the quarterback position," Frazier said.
Frazier said the NFL called unsolicited to talk about the officiating calls made in Sunday's game that left the head coach "bewildered" and Adrian Peterson tweeting about the "bad officiating."
"It was a good conversation. When we got off the phone, I said if I were asked the question you just asked, I would reference any comments to the league office," Frazier said. "But the fact that they called should give you an indication of how they felt about things on that day. Without any provocation from me, so that was encouraging that they wanted to talk about that game from yesterday."
Frazier declined to go into detail about what was all discussed, but there were several questionable calls made in that game. He said it was the second time this year that the NFL called to talk about the officiating.
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To determine the reference ranges (normal values) of plasma fatty acids of Canadians to provide an appropriate clinical interpretation of laboratory test results. The study will also serve to establish healthy target levels of fatty acids and determine whether certain concentrations are associated with deficiency or increased risk of chronic disease.
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Research into the immunity of populations to infectious diseases like measles and varicella is critical. There have been recent measles outbreaks in several Canadian provinces including Ontario in 2008 and Quebec in 2011. By studying the level of immunity to measles and varicella in Canadians, we can understand whether specific populations are at higher risk of future outbreaks.
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The method first used by the CHMS to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D was a method called immunoassay, which is known to be sensitive to different elements in the blood. Using this method, it is possible that blood cholesterol or triglycerides influenced the 25-hydroxyvitamin D value. To verify this, we will re-measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D in serum using a newer method that is not affected by other components in the blood.
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Dr. Steve Brooks, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Health Canada
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1. Genetic modifiers of folate, vitamin B-12, and homocysteine status in a cross-sectional study of the Canadian population
Genetic variation in the Canadian population means that not all individuals respond equally to the same nutrients. In Canada, Folic Acid (folate) and Vitamin B12 are two nutrients with important public health and policy implications. Folic Acid is required to prevent some birth defects, and Vitamin B12 is required to prevent megaloblastic anemia and neurodegeneration. We identified associations between a number of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs; genetic variants), that are common in the Canadian population, with folate and Vitamin B12 status. These novel associations provide insight into why these SNPs have been associated with B vitamin–related diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer and birth defects, and how we may make recommendations to meet the nutritional needs of Canadians who have them.
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Zinck, John, Margaret de Groh, Amanda MacFarlane. 2015. "Genetic modifiers of folate, vitamin B-12, and homocysteine status in a cross-sectional study of the Canadian population." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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Patent application title: Screw
Ching-Guei Lin (Lujhu Township, TW)
Mau-Chang Wu (Lujhu Township, TW)
IPC8 Class: AF16B3504FI
USPC Class:
Class name: Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener externally threaded fastener element, e.g., bolt, screw, etc. thread or shank structure
Publication date: 2009-02-19
Patent application number: 20090047096
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The present invention pertains to a screw with a first thread section
comprised of a trailing and a leading thread segments respectively
spiraled on a shank and a tip section. Distinctly, the leading thread
segment defines a plane surface thereon to convergently engage with an
adjacently thread peak on the trailing thread segment and further
constructs a thread width greater than that of the trailing thread
segment while aligning the two thread segments with a correspondent
profile thread height. Such configuration of the plane surface
accompanies its larger thread width to enlarge a drilling channel and
accordingly renders an easy entry of the trailing thread segment into an
object with less friction and higher screwing speed. Additionally, the
debris is partially removed through the void between the enlarged channel
and the trailing thread segment to avoid cracking the object, decrease
drilling torque, and enhance the fastening capability.
1. A screw comprising:a head;a shank longitudinally extending from said
head and providing with a tip section averted from said head and
terminated at a gimlet tip; anda set of first thread section spiraled
around said shank; wherein said first thread section including a trailing
thread segment helically disposed on said shank and a leading thread
segment defined on said tip section; each thread of said trailing thread
segment forming a thread peak thereon, and each thread of said leading
thread segment constructing a plane surface thereon; said plane surface
successively spiraled round said tip section and convergently terminated
at said thread peak; a thread width of said leading thread segment being
greater than a thread width of said trailing thread segment while
aligning both said trailing and leading thread segments with respect to a
rectilinear line by a correspondent profile thread height.
2. The screw as claimed in claim 1, wherein a second thread section is defined on said shank over said first thread section and located proximately to said head; said second thread section and said first thread section run in reverse revolutions, and a thread end of said first thread section coincidently engages with a thread end of said second thread section.
3. The screw as claimed in claim 1, wherein said leading thread segment extends upwardly from said gimlet tip to engage with said trailing thread segment.
4. The screw as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shank is formed of a triangular shape.
5. The screw as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first thread section is formed of a triangular shape.
6. The screw as claimed in claim 1, wherein a smooth region is disposed on said shank between said head and said first thread section.
7. The screw as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tip section forms an auxiliary third thread section thereon alternating with said leading thread segment.
[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/585,153, filed on Oct. 24, 2006; the subject matter is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
[0002]1. Field of the Invention
[0003]The present invention relates to a screw, in particular to a screw with lower screwing torque and higher screwing speed.
[0004]2. Description of the Related Art
[0005]A conventional screw 1 disclosed in FIG. 1 generally comprises. a head 11, a shank 12 extending therefrom, and a set of threads 13 spirally on the shank 12 along a shank axis a . While initially directing the shank 12 toward an object 4 (i.e. chipboard), users impart a torque force upon the head 11 to drive the thread 13 rotarily cutting the object 4 and progressively drill the shank 12 into the object 4. However, the difficulties attendant with the manipulation of the screw 1 are to render the cutting debris unable to be successfully extruded out of the object 4 under the interference of the threads 13, which results of a rather counteracting force against the cutting capability and a huge screwing resistance in time of drilling. It nevertheless needs to spend more labor and time on operating as the screwing speed would accordingly become slow down.
[0006]A fastener device 2 of a prior art for engaging an initial threaded female member or workpiece, disclosed by H. F. Phipard, Jr. in U.S. Pat. No. 3,454,070, essentially includes a set of upper thread(s) 21 and a shank 22 tapered to a tip end at 23. The prior art further presents that distal threads 24 proximate to the tip 23 are clearly planar as shown in FIG. 2, namely to juxtaposedly align each planar surface 241 on each distal thread. Further, it distinctly performs in FIG. 3 that the general formation of thread peak on the threads 21 provides with a thread width W1 consistent with that W2 of the plane surface on the distal threads 24 with respect to a contour line β designating at a certain height range.
[0007]Still further, when initially driving the screw fastener 2 into a pre-drilled hole of a workpiece 4, such plane surfaces 241 substantially substitute deflecting debris 5 of the workpiece aside for exerting themselves to chip those debris, so as to create an interior track inside the workpiece and predetermine the range of clearances. However, such debris would interfere with the advance of the screw 2 when it turns to immediately surround the shank 22, which may incur a larger drilling torque. In the subsequently gradual drilling toward the upper threads 21 along the track as arrowed, the debris 5 inevitably become jam or accumulated within the workpiece 4 since the configuration of the equal thread width (W1=W2) renders the upper threads 21 densely engage with the tracks and has rather no space formed therebetween to acceptably extrude redundant debris 5 out of the workpiece. Hence, Phipard's fastener potentially results of a progressive increment of the screwing resistance and drilling torque during the travel of the screw 2 through the workpiece and even causes the destruction of the workpiece 4. It still fails to overcome the deficiencies of the conventional screw 1.
[0008]Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a screw which facilitates to attain a lower drilling torque and a speedy screwing.
[0009]The screw in accordance with the present invention essentially comprises a head, a shank extending from the head, and a first thread section spirally disposed on the shank; wherein the shank forms a tip section and tapers off at a distal gimlet tip. The first thread section and the tip section respectively have a trailing thread segment and a leading thread segment helically disposed thereon; the trailing thread segment further forms a thread peak, and the leading thread segment specifically defines a plane surface thereon, thereby successively spiraling the plane surface from the tip section to convergently engage with the thread peak. Further, the leading thread segment has a greater thread width than that of the trailing thread segment while aligning them with a same level of thread height. Accordingly, the initially guidance of the plane surface and the different thread widths of the two thread segments cooperate to make the expansion of a screwing channel and permit the trailing thread segment to easily follow the channel and proceed chipping the debris with a less friction and a higher speed. It also beneficially renders a smooth move of the redundant cutting debris through a void between the enlarged channel and the trailing thread segment and receives the remaining debris filling within the void, so as to more decrease the screwing torque, to avoid the crack on the object, and to maintain a better effect at screwing.
[0010]The advantages of the present invention over the known prior arts will become more apparent to those of ordinary skilled in the art by reading the following descriptions with the relating drawings.
[0011]FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a conventional screw screwing into the object;
[0012]FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a prior art in drilling, issued by U.S. Pat. No. 3,454,070;
[0013]FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing of FIG. 2;
[0014]FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0015]FIG. 4A is a partial enlarged view showing of FIG. 4;
[0016]FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0017]FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing of FIG. 4 screwed into a workpiece;
[0018]FIG. 7 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing of FIG. 6;
[0019]FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a third preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
[0020]FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
[0021]Before in greater detail, it should note that the like elements are denoted by similar reference numerals throughout the disclosure.
[0022]Referring to FIG. 4, a screw 3 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention has a head 31, a shank 32 longitudinally extending from the head 31, and a first thread section 33 spirally disposed on shank 32; wherein the head 31 sets a recess thereon (not shown in figures) for being adapted to various types of screwdrivers or relevant tools in conformity with user's demand. It is not restricted to the recess that is a sort of Phillip, slotted, and other different kinds of shapes. Besides, the shank 32 provides with a tip section 321 and terminates at a gimlet tip 322. Further, the first thread section 33 has a trailing thread segment 331 helically disposed on the shank 32 and a leading thread segment 332 spirally defined on the tip section 321. The essential characteristics of the present invention include threads of trailing thread segment 331 forming a respective thread peak 333 thereon and threads of the leading thread segment 332 constructing a plane surface 334 thereon so as to perform the outer diameter of the leading thread segment 332 smaller than that of the trailing thread segment 331; meanwhile, it is considerably shown in FIG. 5 to extend the leading thread segment 332 upwardly from the tip section 321 escaping the gimlet tip 322 or shown in FIG. 4 to coincidently start at the gimlet tip 322, thereupon the plane surface 324 can spiral round the tip section 321 and convergently terminate at the thread peak 333 of the trailing thread segment 331. Herein it is adopted in following descriptions that the leading thread segment 332 extends upwardly from the gimlet tip 322 to engage with the trailing thread segment 331. Of further import, the leading thread segment 332 shown in FIG. 4A provides with a thread width W2 greater than a thread width W1 of the trailing thread segment 331 while aligning both the trailing and leading thread segments 331, 332 through a distinctly contour line, that is, with respect to a rectilinear line ρ by a correspondent profile thread height H.
[0023]Referring to FIG. 6 and 7, upon the application of torque force or axial pressure to the head 31 for driving the screw 3 into an object 4 (for instance of a particle board compounded of wood chips, rubbers, binders, and etc. under the conditions of a high-pressure laminating), the plane surface 334 of the leading thread segment 332 with its large thread width W2 initially drills into the object 4 to expand a screwing channel. Since the channel is enlarged, the trailing thread segment 331 can incessantly and speedily enter into the object 4 with lower screwing torque and substantially execute the cutting action. More explicitly, while progressively drilling the shank 32 into the object 4 as arrowed, each thread of the trailing thread segment 331 swaggeringly follows the channel created by the leading thread segment 332 ( shown by phantom lines in FIG. 7) and simultaneously the developing of the redundant cutting debris is allowed to smoothly travel through a void 6 generated between the enlarged channel and the trailing thread segment 331, which hence prevents the occurrence of accumulating too much redundant debris among the screw 3 and avoids generating a reverse resistance to the torque force as well as severely resulting in fracturing the object 4 during the manipulation. Therefore, the cooperation of the plane surface 334 and the discrepancies between thread widths W1, W2 (W1<W2) of the thread segments 331, 332 substantially facilitate to more increase the screwing speed and to lower the screwing torque during operation. Additionally, the remaining debris can also fills among the void 6 so as to enhance the fastening firmness.
[0024]The screw 3 of the third preferred embodiment in FIG. 8 would be utilized in a fashion similar to the previous embodiment in connection with FIG. 4 and essentially comprised of a head 31, a shank 32 connecting thereto with a tip section 321 and a gimlet tip 322 at its distal, and a first thread section 33 including two thread segments 331, 332 respectively spiraled on the shank 32 and the tip section 321; characterized in that a second thread section 34 is defined on the shank 32 over the first thread section 33 and located proximately to the head 31. Further, the second thread section 34 and the first thread section 33 both run in reverse revolutions. It is adopted that the first thread section 33 is formed in clockwise and the second thread section 34 is in counterclockwise. Two thread ends 335,345 of the first and the second thread sections 33,34 coincidently engage with each other.
[0025]By such arrangement, the redundant debris can be more efficiently extruded from the object 4 through the void 6 between the channel and the trailing thread segment 331 and along the engagement of the two thread ends 335,345 of the two thread sections 33,34, thereby more achieving diminution of the screwing torque and a speedy screwing. Further, the remaining debris keeps filling the void 6 and distributively rests among the two thread sections 33,34 through the guidance of the convergent thread ends 335,345 when the counterclockwise second thread section 34 in turn squeeze the debris back within the object 4, so as to more enhance the fastening effect and avoid the loosening under the counteraction of the two reverse thread sections 33,34.
[0026]Referring to FIG. 9, the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention still comprises a head 31, a shank 32 having a tip section 321 and a gimlet tip 322 formed thereon, and a first thread section 33 provided with two thread segments 331,332 that has respective thread peak and planar surface 333,334. This embodiment particularly includes the increments of a smooth region 35 throughout the shank 32 between the head 31 and an auxiliary third thread section 36 on the tip section 321 alternating with the leading thread segment 332. The first thread section 33, the shank 32, and the third thread section 36 are all in a substantially triangularly contoured cross-section. It is not restricted that the tip section 321 herein would be in triangular; maybe a cone-shaped style would be possible as well. When in drilling, such triangular configuration mainly conduces to reduce the contacting area with the object (not shown) and decrease the friction resistance. It also distinctly makes application of the third thread section 36 to firmly prop against the object for more enhancing the anti-loosen effect and to prevent stripping a cladding layer from the screw. Hence, the screw 3 coated with the cladding layer is efficient at anti-rusting and insulation.
[0027]To sum up, the present invention takes advantages of a plane surface on the leading thread segment spirally converging toward the thread peak of the trailing thread segment and of different thread widths with respect to the same thread height between the two thread segments. By the plane surface possessed of a larger thread width, the leading thread segment initially enlarges the screwing channel and allows an easy entry of the trailing thread segment into the object and a preferable remove of redundant debris along a void between the channel and the trailing thread, hence to attain a lower drilling torque and speedy screwing and further to enhance the fastening firmness by filling the void with remaining debris. The present invention can also have the triangular shank and threads to more attain the diminution of friction resistance and enhance anti-rusting and isolating effects.
[0028]While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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