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Plastic retainer assembly machine and method
Assignee: CM Hall Lamp Co
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Filing: 1962-01-10
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Granted: 1966-12-27
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Expires: 1982-01-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Washington J Caldwell
- 👤 James G Holt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:18
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23P; B23P19/00; B23P19/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/4987; Y10T29/49872; Y10T29/49876; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5191; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53657; Y10T29/53687
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A RESILIENT PLASTIC RETAINER BETWEEN A FRAGILE ELEMENT AND THE INNER SURFACE OF A HOUSING HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN WHICH IS LARGER THAN THE ELEMENT AND SMALLER THAN THE RESILIENT RETAINER, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF LOCATING A LENGTH OF RESILIENT RETAINER ON THE PERIPHERY OF AN ELEMENT, ALIGNING THE ELEMENT AND THE RESILIENT RETAINER WITH RESPECT TO THE OPENING IN THE HOUSING, UNIFORMLY PERIPHERALLY COMPRESSING THE RESILIENT RETAINER AGAINST THE ELEMENT UNTIL IT IS SMALLER THAN THE OPENING IN THE HOUSING BY APPLYING AXIAL FORCE DIRECTLY ON THE RESILIENT RETAINER AND MOVING THE COMPRESSED RESILIENT RETAINER THROUGH THE OPENING AND INTO THE HOUSING BY TRANSLATIONAL MOTION, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CARRYING THE ELEMENT WITH THE RESILIENT RETAINER THROUGH THE OPENING AND INTO THE HOUSING.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
126 words
A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A RESILIENT PLASTIC RETAINER BETWEEN A FRAGILE ELEMENT AND THE INNER SURFACE OF A HOUSING HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN WHICH IS LARGER THAN THE ELEMENT AND SMALLER THAN THE RESILIENT RETAINER, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF LOCATING A LENGTH OF RESILIENT RETAINER ON THE PERIPHERY OF AN ELEMENT, ALIGNING THE ELEMENT AND THE RESILIENT RETAINER WITH RESPECT TO THE OPENING IN THE HOUSING, UNIFORMLY PERIPHERALLY COMPRESSING THE RESILIENT RETAINER AGAINST THE ELEMENT UNTIL IT IS SMALLER THAN THE OPENING IN THE HOUSING BY APPLYING AXIAL FORCE DIRECTLY ON THE RESILIENT RETAINER AND MOVING THE COMPRESSED RESILIENT RETAINER THROUGH THE OPENING AND INTO THE HOUSING BY TRANSLATIONAL MOTION, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CARRYING THE ELEMENT WITH THE RESILIENT RETAINER THROUGH THE OPENING AND INTO THE HOUSING.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
163 words
A MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING A RESILIENT PLASTIC RETAINER BETWEEN A FRAGILE ELEMENT AND THE INNER SURFACE OF A HOUSING HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN WHICH IS LARGER THAN THE ELEMENT AND SMALLER THAN THE RESILIENT RETAINER COMPRISING, MEANS FOR LOCATING A LENGTH OF RESILIENT RETAINER ON THE PERIPHERY OF AN ELEMENT FIXTURE MEANS FOR UNIFORMLY CONFINING THE PERIPHERY OF SAID RETAINER, MEANS FOR ALIGNING THE ELEMENT AND THE RESILIENT RETAINER WITH RESPECT TO AN OPENING IN A HOUSING TOOL, MEANS FOR FORCING SAID RETAINER AND SAID ELEMENT INTO SAID FIXTURE MEANS AND COMPRESSING THE RESILIENT RETAINER AGAINST THE ELEMENT IN SAID FIXTURE MEANS UNTIL IT IS SMALLER THAN THE OPENING IN THE HOUSING AND MEANS FOR APPLYING FORCE DIRECTLY ON THE COMPRESSED RESILIENT RETAINER TO MOVE THE ELEMENT AND THE COMPRESSED RESILIENT RETAINER THROUGH THE OPENING AND INTO THE HOUSING WHERE THE RESILIENT RETAINER WILL EXPAND TO ENGAGE THE INNER SURFACE OF THE HOUSING FOR RESILIENTLY SUPPORTING AND RETAINING THE ELEMENT IN THE HOUSING.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
163 words
A MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING A RESILIENT PLASTIC RETAINER BETWEEN A FRAGILE ELEMENT AND THE INNER SURFACE OF A HOUSING HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN WHICH IS LARGER THAN THE ELEMENT AND SMALLER THAN THE RESILIENT RETAINER COMPRISING, MEANS FOR LOCATING A LENGTH OF RESILIENT RETAINER ON THE PERIPHERY OF AN ELEMENT FIXTURE MEANS FOR UNIFORMLY CONFINING THE PERIPHERY OF SAID RETAINER, MEANS FOR ALIGNING THE ELEMENT AND THE RESILIENT RETAINER WITH RESPECT TO AN OPENING IN A HOUSING TOOL, MEANS FOR FORCING SAID RETAINER AND SAID ELEMENT INTO SAID FIXTURE MEANS AND COMPRESSING THE RESILIENT RETAINER AGAINST THE ELEMENT IN SAID FIXTURE MEANS UNTIL IT IS SMALLER THAN THE OPENING IN THE HOUSING AND MEANS FOR APPLYING FORCE DIRECTLY ON THE COMPRESSED RESILIENT RETAINER TO MOVE THE ELEMENT AND THE COMPRESSED RESILIENT RETAINER THROUGH THE OPENING AND INTO THE HOUSING WHERE THE RESILIENT RETAINER WILL EXPAND TO ENGAGE THE INNER SURFACE OF THE HOUSING FOR RESILIENTLY SUPPORTING AND RETAINING THE ELEMENT IN THE HOUSING.
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