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Method for making a swivel
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-10
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1982-12-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George W Gemberling
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:31
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/14; B29C45/14754; B29C45/14467; B29C2045/1454
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A METHOD OF FORMING A SWIVEL COMPOSED OF TWO LONGITUDINALLY ALIGNED ROTATABLE ELEMENTS PERMANENTLY EMBEDDED IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITHIN A MOLDED BODY WHEREIN EACH ELEMENT IS CAPABLE OF INDEPENDENT 360* ROTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE BODY, WHICH COMPRISES DISPOSING SAID ELEMENTS WHILE INITIALLY JOINED TOGETHER IN LONGITUDINAL ALIGNMENT BY A FRANGIBLE CONNECTING A SECTION IN A MOLD CAVITY WITH THE FREE ENDS OF SAID CONNECTED ELEMENTS BEING INSTALLED IN LONGITUDINALLY OPPOSING RECESSES EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE MOLD CAVITY, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CLOSED ENDS OF THE OPPOSING RECESSES BEING GREATER THAN THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE ELEMENTS WHEN JOINED TOGETHER, INJECTING INTO SAID MOLD CAVITY A FLUIDIZED MOLDING COMPOSITION HAVING A LOW COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION UNDER SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO RUPTURE SAID FRANGIBLE CONNECTING SECTION AND FORCE SAID ELEMENTS LONGITUDINALLY APART AND PERMITTING SAID MOLDING COMPOSITION TO SOLIDIFY IN THE CAVITY FORMING A SOLID BODY WHEREBY OPPOSING PORTIONS OF EACH ELEMENT ARE PERMANENTLY EMBEDDED IN SAID BODY IN LONGITUDINAL SPACED RELATIONSHIP.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
160 words
A METHOD OF FORMING A SWIVEL COMPOSED OF TWO LONGITUDINALLY ALIGNED ROTATABLE ELEMENTS PERMANENTLY EMBEDDED IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITHIN A MOLDED BODY WHEREIN EACH ELEMENT IS CAPABLE OF INDEPENDENT 360* ROTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE BODY, WHICH COMPRISES DISPOSING SAID ELEMENTS WHILE INITIALLY JOINED TOGETHER IN LONGITUDINAL ALIGNMENT BY A FRANGIBLE CONNECTING A SECTION IN A MOLD CAVITY WITH THE FREE ENDS OF SAID CONNECTED ELEMENTS BEING INSTALLED IN LONGITUDINALLY OPPOSING RECESSES EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE MOLD CAVITY, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CLOSED ENDS OF THE OPPOSING RECESSES BEING GREATER THAN THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE ELEMENTS WHEN JOINED TOGETHER, INJECTING INTO SAID MOLD CAVITY A FLUIDIZED MOLDING COMPOSITION HAVING A LOW COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION UNDER SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO RUPTURE SAID FRANGIBLE CONNECTING SECTION AND FORCE SAID ELEMENTS LONGITUDINALLY APART AND PERMITTING SAID MOLDING COMPOSITION TO SOLIDIFY IN THE CAVITY FORMING A SOLID BODY WHEREBY OPPOSING PORTIONS OF EACH ELEMENT ARE PERMANENTLY EMBEDDED IN SAID BODY IN LONGITUDINAL SPACED RELATIONSHIP.
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