US3184353A
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Fastening together of members by high frequency vibrations
Assignee: Cavitron Ultrasonics Inc
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Filing: 1961-11-13
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Granted: 1965-05-18
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Expires: 1981-11-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Balamuth Lewis
- 👤 Kuris Arthur
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:08
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/56; B29C65/562; B29C65/64; B29C65/645; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/45; B29C66/47; B29C66/474; B29C66/70; B29C66/74; B29C66/742; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/814; B29C66/8141; B29C66/81431; B29C66/82; B29C66/822; B29C66/8221; B29C66/8222; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29C66/8322; B29C66/84; B29C66/847; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S29/00; Y10S29/046; Y10S411/00; Y10S411/955; Y10S411/965; Y10S411/968; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49833; Y10T29/49947; Y10T29/49963; Y10T29/49964; Y10T29/49966; Y10T29/4997
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A METHOD OF SECURING A NON-PLASTIC ELEMENT TO AT LEAST ONE PLASTIC, NORMALLY SOLID HOMOGENEOUS MEMBER, COMPRISING APPLYING A STATIC FORCE TO SAID ELEMENT URGING THE LATTER INTO SAID PLASTIC MEMBER, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY INTRODUCING VIBRATIONS INTO SAID ELEMENT PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTION OF SAID STATIC FORCE AND AT A FREQUENCY OF AT LEAST 1000 CYCLES PER SECOND AND SUFFICIENT AMPLITUED TO CAUSE SAID PLASTIC MEMBER TO FLOW ONLY IN THE AREAS OF CONTACT OF THE LATTER WITH SAID ELEMENT SO THAT SAID ELEMENT IS MADE TO PENETRATE TO A PREDETERMINED EXTENT INTO INTO SAID PLASTIC MEMBER BY SAID STATIC FORCE WHILE AVOIDING ANY OTHER CHANGE IN THE SHAPE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SAID PLASTIC MEMBER, WHEREUPON THE VIBRATING OF SAID ELEMENT IS DISCONTINUED TO HALT SAID FLOW OF THE PLASTIC MEMBER AND OBTAIN SECURING BONDING OF THE LATTER TO SAID ELEMENT PENETRATING THEREIN.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
143 words
A METHOD OF SECURING A NON-PLASTIC ELEMENT TO AT LEAST ONE PLASTIC, NORMALLY SOLID HOMOGENEOUS MEMBER, COMPRISING APPLYING A STATIC FORCE TO SAID ELEMENT URGING THE LATTER INTO SAID PLASTIC MEMBER, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY INTRODUCING VIBRATIONS INTO SAID ELEMENT PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTION OF SAID STATIC FORCE AND AT A FREQUENCY OF AT LEAST 1000 CYCLES PER SECOND AND SUFFICIENT AMPLITUED TO CAUSE SAID PLASTIC MEMBER TO FLOW ONLY IN THE AREAS OF CONTACT OF THE LATTER WITH SAID ELEMENT SO THAT SAID ELEMENT IS MADE TO PENETRATE TO A PREDETERMINED EXTENT INTO INTO SAID PLASTIC MEMBER BY SAID STATIC FORCE WHILE AVOIDING ANY OTHER CHANGE IN THE SHAPE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SAID PLASTIC MEMBER, WHEREUPON THE VIBRATING OF SAID ELEMENT IS DISCONTINUED TO HALT SAID FLOW OF THE PLASTIC MEMBER AND OBTAIN SECURING BONDING OF THE LATTER TO SAID ELEMENT PENETRATING THEREIN.
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