US3149596A
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Forming apparatus
Assignee: General Dynamics Corp
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Filing: 1961-06-13
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1981-06-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Vlieg Donald Gerard De
- 👤 Christian Earl Landon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:45
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D26/00; B21D26/02; B21D26/021; B21D26/031; B21D26/053; B21D26/059; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49805; Y10T29/49806
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING A FIRST MEMBER HAVING AN APERTURE, FLUID PASSAGE MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID APERTURE WITH THE OUTSIDE OF SAID FIRST MEMBER, SAID FLUID PASSAGE MEANS BEING LOCATED INTERMEDIATE THE MOUTH AND BOTTOM OF SAID APERTURE, A PLATE MEMBER HAVING AN ORIFICE, A SECOND MEMBER HAVING A CAVITY, SAID SECOND MEMBER CONFORMING TO SAID APERTURE AND HAVING A CLOSE SLIPFIT THEREBETWEEN, MEANS FOR VENTING SAID CAVITY, AND MEANS FOR ADHERING SAID PLATE MEMBER AND A BLANK TO BE FORMED ON SAID SECOND MEMBER TO COVER SAID CAVITY AND EXPOSE A PORTION OF THE BLANK THROUGH SAID ORIFICE, SAID PLATE MEMBER AND SECOND MEMBER BEING POSITIONABLE WITHIN SAID APERTURE AND SUPPORTABLE ON A LIQUID IN SAID APERTURE TO CONTACT THE BLANK PORTION WITH THE LIQUID THROUGH SAID ORIFICE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS BEING RELATIVELY MOVABLE FOR URGING THE LIQUID THROUGH SAID ORIFICE TO FORCE THE BLANK INTO SAID CAVITY TO ASSUME THE SHAPE OF SAID CAVITY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING A FIRST MEMBER HAVING AN APERTURE, FLUID PASSAGE MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID APERTURE WITH THE OUTSIDE OF SAID FIRST MEMBER, SAID FLUID PASSAGE MEANS BEING LOCATED INTERMEDIATE THE MOUTH AND BOTTOM OF SAID APERTURE, A PLATE MEMBER HAVING AN ORIFICE, A SECOND MEMBER HAVING A CAVITY, SAID SECOND MEMBER CONFORMING TO SAID APERTURE AND HAVING A CLOSE SLIPFIT THEREBETWEEN, MEANS FOR VENTING SAID CAVITY, AND MEANS FOR ADHERING SAID PLATE MEMBER AND A BLANK TO BE FORMED ON SAID SECOND MEMBER TO COVER SAID CAVITY AND EXPOSE A PORTION OF THE BLANK THROUGH SAID ORIFICE, SAID PLATE MEMBER AND SECOND MEMBER BEING POSITIONABLE WITHIN SAID APERTURE AND SUPPORTABLE ON A LIQUID IN SAID APERTURE TO CONTACT THE BLANK PORTION WITH THE LIQUID THROUGH SAID ORIFICE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS BEING RELATIVELY MOVABLE FOR URGING THE LIQUID THROUGH SAID ORIFICE TO FORCE THE BLANK INTO SAID CAVITY TO ASSUME THE SHAPE OF SAID CAVITY.
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