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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096032 | Toggling punch A toggling punch for attaching a waveguide entry spinning to a waveguide entry panel wherein the cylindrical body portion of the waveguide entry spinning is deformed outwardly over the waveguide entry panel by means of a plurality of inclined movable pins which are ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8006361 | Installation tool for use with a liner sleeve attachment An installation tool for use with a liner sleeve attachment, such as a nutplate assembly for mounting onto a substrate blind side as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,747. The installation tool includes retractable grip jaws for gripping and pulling a fixture pin pro... | 08/30/2011 |
| 6990722 | Method and apparatus for connecting a fastener element to a wall A tubular fastener element is inserted into an opening in a wall until a flange at the trailing end of the fastener element is in contact with the wall. Then, an externally threaded end of a rod is inserted into a center opening in the fastener element from the flan... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6718815 | Crimping tool and device for flexible circuit and crimping station provided with such a device Tool, device and machine for crimping contacts 10 possibly arranged in a housing of connector 20 onto a flexible circuit 40. The tool principally has a solid block 1 provided with a plurality of stamps 3 for crimping. The device ha... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6704995 | Method for swaging a suspension assembly to an actuator arm of an actuator block A method for swaging a suspension assembly to an actuator arm of a data storage device is disclosed. The method includes steps of inserting a deformable tubular stake into an aperture of an actuator arm and inserting an expandable swaging member into a channel of th... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705149 | Universal backup mandrel with retractable sleeve and shock absorbing means A backup mandrel for attaching a grommet to a washer in an aircraft panel opening having a housing and a nose piece attached to the housing, the nose piece having an opening. A stem is attached to the housing and has a first and a second portion, such that the first... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6684489 | Apparatus for assembling a stator core An apparatus for assembling a stator core having a plurality of radially disposed and radially movably jigs for holding the segmented cores. Vertically movable cams are provided vertically downwards on an upper vertically movable plate. By lowering the mo... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6523239 | Die for assembling metal spool having high torque transmitting capacity between spool components A die and method of assembling a high torque capacity metal spool. The spool comprises a cylindrical barrel, a pair of flanges and a pair of flange hubs. The die includes a support member and a curling member that is adapted to move relative to the suppor... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6389684 | Swaging flexures to E-block arms A swaging device for connecting suspension assemblies to an actuator block of a disc drive. The swaging device includes an expandable member which is designed for insertion into channels of tubular stakes coupled to suspension assemblies to swage the tubu... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6311379 | Folding machine The invention relates to a folding machine for producing folded seam connections between partial surfaces (38a) consisting of flat material closed in a tubular form. The inventive folding machine comprises a machine stand (2a, 2b, 2c), a fixed wheel (3), ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6289570 | Die and method for assembling metal spool having high torque transmitting capacity between spool components A die and method of assembling a high torque capacity metal spool. The spool comprises a cylindrical barrel, a pair of flanges and a pair of flange hubs. The die includes a support member and a curling member that is adapted to move relative to the suppor... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6223581 | Bordering device The present invention pertains to a hemming device 1 with a hemming head 6, which has one or more hemming tools 8, 9, divided into segments 12 through 16 in the case of a plurality of hemming tools, wherein the hemming tool or hemming tools is/are provide... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5778516 | Riveting apparatus Riveting apparatus of the type in which an elongated mandrel, having an enlarged head at one end and loaded with a plurality of the tubular rivets forming a column of rivets on the mandrel, is gripped by gripping mechanism at or near the end remote from t... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5722139 | Installation apparatus for attaching a fastener to a panel An improved installation apparatus and method of attaching a female fastener element, such as a self-riveting nut fastener, to a metal panel, wherein a small hole is first formed in the panel and the annular riveting portion of the fastener is driven thro... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5713116 | Clinch-type lock nut installation and formation process A two-tiered punch having an extending imprint head with impact surfaces is employed to deform the top threads of a clinch-type nut during installation to create a lock-type nut. As the deforming imprint is applied, a shoulder on the punch supplies the in... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5655280 | Oil plug seat The invention is a device for replacing the seat for an oil plug frequently found as part of an oil pan of an internal combustion engine to allow draining and includes a hollow cylinder having a shoulder for insertion through the existing seat to extent i... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5615481 | Method and apparatus for the production of circumferentially compressible pipe fittings To form a pipe fitting (90) having a body (92) formed with at least one outer bulge (93) defining an inner circumferential groove (93a), in which a sealing ring (93b) can be located, so that the fitting, upon circumferential compression, can sealingly eng... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5560094 | Method of attaching a fastener to a panel An improved installation apparatus and method of attaching a female fastener element, such as a self-riveting nut fastener, to a metal panel, wherein a small hole is first formed in the panel and the annular riveting portion of the fastener is driven thro... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5488767 | Automatic grommeting machine An automatic grommeting machine for high speed, large volume insertion and setting of eyelets, grommets, etc., and their mating washers, without requiring pre-punching of a hole. Dual cams are connected to a series of linkages which control the movement o... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5454152 | Roller swaging tool A swaging unit which is portable and which has a locking fitting to co-operate with separable components to the secure a sleeve in an engagement with the swaging unit. In this manner, a tube can be swaged onto the sleeve. The locking fitting has internal ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5419026 | Tool for anchoring a housing barrel A tool for anchoring a housing barrel where in the barrel has a plurality of expandable claws, the tool comprising a support plate moveable axially and a plunger associated with the plate moveable therewith. The plunger has a plate engaging in and a taper... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5329694 | Apparatus for attaching a fastener to an enclosed structure The disclosed method and apparatus is adapted to attach a self-attaching fastener, such as a pierce or clinch nut or stud to a metal wall of an enclosed structure, such as a tube, from inside the structure. The method includes rigidly supporting the self-... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5211907 | Assembly for securing a centering pin within a bore of a nuclear reactor core plate A method and assembly for securing a cylindrical centering pin in a bore formed in a plate includes introducing an end of a centering pin to be secured to a plate into a bore formed in the plate until at least part of a coaxial, radially deformable wall p... | 05/18/1993 |
| 4893390 | Method and expander for manufacturing a furnace heat exchanger and plate assembly A furnace heat exchanger and support plate assembly are joined together by a cooperating substantially elliptical rim defining an opening in the heat exchanger and an opening formed by a mating flange on a partition plate and extending perpendicular to th... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4835825 | Machine for manufacturing a roof vent having a lead base A modified metal roof vent, selected from several available types, however, not having a base, but having a cylindrical body, having in turn an open top end and an open bottom end, an inside entry circular recess structure, positioned above this open bott... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4711012 | Apparatus and method for installing gutter drops on rain gutters An apparatus and method wherein a punching tool is used to punch a downspout hole in the bottom wall of a rain gutter, and wherein a swaging tool is insertable into a gutter drop after the gutter drop is inserted into the downspout hole to swage-lock the ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4700981 | Paint drain closure and vehicle panel An improved closure for sealing the paint drain holes of a vehicle body, and a tool and method of use therefor, are disclosed. The closure takes the form of a one-piece sheet metal plug of inverted hat-shaped configuration having a peripheral flange with ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4692980 | Method and apparatus for forming an arcuate sheet metal seam A method and apparatus are disclosed for fabricating an arcuate seam between two pieces of sheet metal. The method involves a three-step process in which an arcuate standing seam is formed on a first piece of sheet metal, the marginal edge of a second pie... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4438643 | Machine for forming tubes from a strip The method of forming tubes from strip in which a complementary rib and groove are spaced apart to each extend longitudinally on the strip and oppositely facing on the said strip characterized by guiding the strip into a helical configuration to overlap t... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4411456 | Apparatus, methods, and joints for connecting tubular members Disclosed are apparatus and methods for securing together pipe sections by cold forging the inside end of one or more pipe sections outwardly into a surrounding collar. In the detailed description of an exemplary application, the invention is disclosed fo... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4220034 | Double action, self-contained swage Three methods for forming three different, double acting, self-contained swages for joining two small diameter tubes are disclosed. Likewise three double acting small diameter (31/2 inch) combination hydraulic-mechanical swages assembled by the methods ar... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4183555 | Methods and joints for connecting tubular members Disclosed are apparatus and methods for securing together pipe sections by cold forging the inside end of one or more pipe sections outwardly into a surrounding collar. In the detailed description of an exemplary application, the invention is disclosed fo... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4052872 | Stanchions A method and apparatus for manufacturing a stanchion or tube having at least two integral bulbous portions thereon are disclosed. The method involves defining at least two spaced cavities on the outside of a stanchion tube, the inner surfaces of the cavit... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4000708 | Apparatus for capping receptacles An outwardly flanged valve cup is secured to a rolled annular edge about an opening of an aerosol can, with interposition of a sealing gasket between the flange and edge, by exerting a downward pressure on an inner part of the cap to elastically pre-stres... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3956818 | Method for securing a tube in a passage of a support A roller tool having material-deforming rollers the axis of rotation of which extends lengthwise of and forms an angle with the longitudinal axis of a tube to be secured, is inserted into that portion of the tube which is located within the confines of a ... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3947950 | Apparatus and method for beading tubes The specification discloses an apparatus and process for beading the projecting ends of heat exchange tubes to a header or tube sheet of a water heater. The apparatus comprises an expandable mandrel having outwardly movable jaws supported around the forwa... | 04/06/1976 |
