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Methods of making sharp-edged metal articles

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-12-08
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Granted: 1965-03-16
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Expires: 1981-12-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Dunmire Hannah
  • 👤 Harry C Eby

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 01:13
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/178; A61M5/28; A61M5/281; A61M5/282; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3417; A61M5/31; A61M5/32; A61M5/329; B; B21; B21G; B21G1/00; B21G1/08; A61M5/285; A61M5/288; A61M5/3286; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49789; Y10T29/49792; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49876; Y10T29/49945; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/04; Y10T83/0524; Y10T83/0529; Y10T83/0534

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHARP METAL ARTICLES, THE STEPS OF FORMING A METAL BLANK FROM WORK-HARDENABLE METAL STOCK BY FIRST ROUGHLY BLANKING OUT A PORTION OF THE ARTICLE TO BE SHARPENED TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE ADJACENT THAT PORTION WHILE LEAVING THE BALANCE OF THE ARTICLE UNDEFINED, AND COLD WORKING SAID PORTION TO BE SHARPENED TO HARDEN AND REDUCE THE THICKNESS THEREOF, SAID CLEARANCE PROVIDING A SPACE INTO WHICH EXCESS METAL MAY FLOW AS SAID PORTION IS THINNED, AND THEN SHEARING THE BLANK OF FINAL DIMENSION IN THE HARDENED AND THINNED ZONE TO PRODUCE A HARDENED, BURR-FREE EDGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 96 words
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHARP METAL ARTICLES, THE STEPS OF FORMING A METAL BLANK FROM WORK-HARDENABLE METAL STOCK BY FIRST ROUGHLY BLANKING OUT A PORTION OF THE ARTICLE TO BE SHARPENED TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE ADJACENT THAT PORTION WHILE LEAVING THE BALANCE OF THE ARTICLE UNDEFINED, AND COLD WORKING SAID PORTION TO BE SHARPENED TO HARDEN AND REDUCE THE THICKNESS THEREOF, SAID CLEARANCE PROVIDING A SPACE INTO WHICH EXCESS METAL MAY FLOW AS SAID PORTION IS THINNED, AND THEN SHEARING THE BLANK OF FINAL DIMENSION IN THE HARDENED AND THINNED ZONE TO PRODUCE A HARDENED, BURR-FREE EDGE.

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