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5555616 Method and apparatus for positioning of tooling efficiently  
Apparatus and method for positioning tooling with respect to a workpiece such as for positioning an anvil and clamping members on the inner surface of a fuselage being riveted. The apparatus...
5542176 Radiation plate and method of producing the same  
This invention is to provide a radiation plate which prevents a generation of resonance phenomenon and being suitable for automation. A plurality of groove are formed in parallel in a base, and a...
5542775 Squeakless funiture spring anchor clip and method of making same  
An anchor clip for holding an edge of a cushion-supporting upholstery spring in position on a wooden rail of an article of furniture, the clip having a base portion, a leg portion, and reversed...
5540463 Couplings for automobile air conditioning system conduits  
A coupling (10) for connecting hoses or other conduits carrying refrigerant material in an automobile air conditioning system has a male end (12) and a female end (14). The male end has an...
5528815 Clinching tool for sheet metal joining  
A clinching apparatus (1) including a top die (3) comprising a plurality of forming elements (5), and guide means to force the forming elements (5) into close abutment in a closed configuration in...
5517743 Method and apparatus for joining superposes metal sheets  
A method and a tool set for joining superposed metal sheets are disclosed. In a first step, a preferably ring-shaped free space is provided by dislocating material of at least one sheet....
5515595 Method of making personal computer cards  
An enclosure for a personal computer card is constructed by folding a single sheet of material into confronting upper and lower enclosure members which are then secured together in the confronting...
5515596 Method of executing hemming process  
A method for hemming at least two panels together begins with the step of positioning an inner panel, having a rounded corner, onto an outer panel, also having a rounded corner, the rounded corners...
5499438 Process for the production of a pallet container  
A pallet container (1) for liquids has a replaceable inner container (2) made of sheet metal, an outer jacket (6) made of latticework, as well as a pallet (9)in the form of a bottom tray (10),...
5495664 Apparatus for making personal computer cards  
Apparatus for making personal computer cards nests side walls with side channels and end walls with end channels to close an enclosure of a personal computer card and then qualifies the dimensions...
5490930 Filter  
A spin-on filter includes a baseplate secured to an end cover and further includes a filter element disposed in a canister having an open end. The end cover is secured to the open end of the...
5461768 Electrically heatable caulking system and method  
An electrical caulking method for a work made from a magnesium or a magnesium alloy wherein a caulking pin integrally projects from a body, wherein an electric caulking apparatus having two...
5448818 Method of assembly of a collapsible ink reservoir structure  
A method of assembling a collapsible ink reservoir for a liquid ink printer cartridge comprising the steps of attaching a first sidewall to a frame member along a sealable junction to form an open...
5433138 Tamper-resistant brake actuator  
The present invention provides a tamper-resistant fluid-operated brake actuator having a power spring housed within a head or cap which is attached to a flange case having one or more diaphragms or...
5427186 Method for forming wear surfaces and the resulting part  
A method for forming a blade adapted to be attached to an earthworking vehicle and the resultant wear resistant blade has a wear surface assembly which includes a carbide insert sandwiched between...
5419032 Method for forming a container ring  
An apparatus for forming a container closure includes at least one driving wheel, at least one biasing wheel, a first bending wheel and a second bending wheel. The biasing wheel operates to hold a...
5400501 Clip fastening device  
A non-piercing fastening device employing generally "V"-shaped clips is disclosed. The device contains a magazine channel into which one leg of each clip may be fitted and thereby snapped into...
5383592 Sheet-steel component and light sheet metal component welded joint  
A joint between a sheet-steel component and a sheet-aluminum component is welded by a lap or web weld with the aid of an additional part connected to the sheet-aluminum component at the rim and...
5373620 Method of forming PTFE membrane/gasket assembly  
A method for sealing a porous membrane constructed, at least in part, of a PTFE based material to a support gasket constructed, at least in part, of a PTFE based material. The method includes...
5368802 Heat stake press and aligner and method of use  
A heat stake press apparatus is described for fixing a connecter to a circuit board by heat staking pegs of the connector, which facilitates alignment of the circuit board holes with forming tips...
5357667 Process for producing a sheet-metal jacket for pallet containers with an inner container of a synthetic resin  
A process for producing sheet-metal jackets, especially for pallet containers with an inner container of a synthetic resin, wherein a rectangular cut-to-size sheet-metal blank, the narrow sides of...
5355651 Mounting arrangement for securing a pane of window glass in a frame  
A glass mounting arrangement for mounting a window glass in a window frame comprises a channel-shaped flexible strip which has apertures at intervals therealong. Each aperture sealingly receives an...
5354160 Composite fastener  
Composite fasteners joining panels together are installed by a tool that grips the end of a fastener stem and exerts a pulling force which causes a rotating forming die to advance toward the...
5339509 Method for attachment of fastener to sheet material  
A method and apparatus is employed for forming an attachment of a threaded fastener or other item to a deformable sheet material by a clinching technique, preferably without shearing the sheet...
5333918 Unitary brazed tubing fitting assembly with deformed sealing web  
A threaded fitting, having an external thread and sealing surfaces to match standard tubing fitting designs. The fitting has an internal bore which is defined by two coaxially aligned cavities; an...
5329686 Slide frame and manufacturing process  
A novel slide test element and method of making are described. Both feature a lip coined in the sidewall of a recess shaped in a frame member to hold the reaction member bearing the detecting...
5321880 Automated method for placement of angle plates in transverse duct flanges  
A method of installing angle plates at the corners of ducts which has at the opposite ends of each panel of the duct channel shaped flanges into which is installed an angle plate with the angle...
5295293 Arrangement and method for closing off fluid passages  
An arrangement and method for closing off fluid passages is disclosed. The arrangement includes first and second closure members inserted one behind the other in the fluid passage, the second...
5288244 Connector assembly having fixed unitary fasteners for mounting to a panel  
An electrical connector assembly and method includes a connector body and at least one unitary fastening member that is deformed at a central region of the fastening member after insertion through...
5279033 Method of making a beam for a decorative suspended ceiling  
A grid beam of inverted T cross section for a suspended ceiling is made from a first strip of metal. A second strip is secured in the bottom of the flange of the beam by flats from the first strip,...
5273606 Bonding technique for a multi-panel device  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for bonding a multi-panel device together by injecting a liquid adhesive into a flow channel created by a hem flange located along a perimeter of two contacting...
5267387 Method for hemming a workpiece having an upturned edge  
A method for hemming a workpiece having an upturned edge, wherein the workpiece is composed of an outer panel having a peripheral upturned edge turned substantially at a right angle, and an inner...
5263238 Method of forming a stem and assembling a snap ring in a groove in the stem  
A method of forming a stem and assembling a snap ring in a groove in the stem without expansion of the snap ring. A stem blank is formed having a reduced diameter extension. A snap ring is slid...
5259102 Clinching tool  
A clinching tool including a punch and a die. The die includes a sleeve, a riser, an elastomeric member, and a plurality of fingers. The riser is positioned within the sleeve and includes an upper...
5257449 Method for fastening buttons to textile  
A method and an apparatus is described for fastening buttons to a textile fabric or the like, with the fastening threads (1) being collected to form a thin bundle beneath said button before said...
5255944 Coupler for a textile-reinforced rubber hose  
According to the invention, the coupler (1) for a textile-reinforced rubber hose is of the type comprising a metal end-fitting (2) and a metal bush (3) between which one end of the hose (5) is...
5243750 Method for forming seams in box-shaped members  
A method and apparatus for forming the locking bend on a Pittsburgh type seam used in joining the sections during assembly of box-shaped sheet metal ducts. The apparatus provides a means for...
5237734 Method of interlocking hemmed together panels  
A method for interlocking the hemmed together flanges of the inner and outer panels comprises the steps of forming a plurality of raised beads at spaced intervals along the length of the edge of...
5221183 Blower housing seam and method of making same  
An improved blower housing is constructed of a pair of end walls and a sidewall joined by a seam extending around at least portions of the peripheral edges of the end walls, wherein the seam is...
5199156 Method for assembling a vehicle using an automatic toy tab system  
A method and apparatus for toy tabbing a vehicle body is provided. This method includes a carrier means for transporting a vehicle body into a single work station and a delivery means for...
5195580 Heat exchanger seam and method of making same  
A heat exchanger cell for a furnace is constructed of first and second cell divisions, each cell division having a general concave configuration and a rim extending around at least a portion of a...
5167060 Method for making a heat shield  
A heat shield is made by stacking a wrapper member made from sheet metal, a flexible ceramic fiber insulation member, and an outer member made from sheet material, and then bending over flanges...
5155897 Leak proof joint and method and apparatus for forming same  
A clinch joint of the leak proof type and method and apparatus for forming several joint embodiments is disclosed. The joint retains overlapping sheets of deformable material together by...
5153978 Apparatus and method for upsetting composite fasteners  
A rotating anvil having a cavity in the shape of a desired upset head is urged against the tail of a composite fastener protruding through a workpiece and the tail is heated and deformed into an...
5140733 Method of fixing flange to peripheral edge of a disc spring  
A cone-shaped disc spring having a central circular portion, a peripheral portion concentric with the circular portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the central circular portion with the...
5138758 Method for joining two or several overlaying sheet formed members together, metal or non-metal, and apparatus for carrying out the method  
The present invention provides method and apparatus for joining together two or more overlaying sheet formed metals, either metallic or non-metallic, in which a movable punch is moved towards a...
5136772 Process for the manufacture of a two-part operating piston for a disc brake  
A process of permanently joining a cylindrical core (2) to a metallic beaker-shaped part (1) which together form an operating piston of a hydraulically operated disc brake includes inserting the...
5133123 Security gratings and methods of making bars therefor  
A security grating of the type comprising an openwork grid is described. It comprises horizontal bars and vertical rods. The rods pass through openings in the bars. At the each intersection between...
5113572 Machine and method for automatically assembling buttons  
A machine for assembling a button shell and button back which features a pair of feeders for advancing shells and backs to a locating and closing station and a mandrel movable from a locating jig...
5095606 Device and method for heat and pressure forming stakes  
A heat staking tip designed to contain an electrically heated element and an outer sealing sheath for making uniform plastic weld caps out of thermal plastic studs. The tip design combines both...