A blind fastening method and device for use in clamping a component to a support plate, in which the fastener device is taken through aligned openings in the component and in the support plate, and comprises: a slotted sleeve; an apertured sleeve head at one end of the sleeve; a threaded fastener portion...http://www.google.com/patents/US6234734?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6234734 - Blind fastener and blind fixing method