US3304078A
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Means for alignment of components of a fabricated article
Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Co
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Filing: 1964-04-22
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Granted: 1967-02-14
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Expires: 1984-04-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl G Hoge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:39
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23B; B23B31/00; B23B31/02; B23B31/10; B23B31/117; B23B31/1175; B25; B25B; B25B5/00; B25B5/14; B25B5/147
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A MANDREL FOR COAXIALLY ALIGNING THEREON A PLURALITY OF ANNULAR SEGMENTS HAVING INTERNAL BORES OF THE SAME SIZE, COMPRISING: (A) AN ELONGATED BODY HAVING SPACED PARALLEL RIDGE MEANS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THEREON FOR ALIGNING THE SEGMENTS; (B) FINGER MEANS SPACED ALONG SAID BODY IN OPPOSITION TO SAID RIDGE MEANS FOR EXTENDING LATERALLY OF SAID BODY INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID SEGMENTS AND FOR EFFECTING ENGAGEMENT OF SAID RIDGE MEANS WITH SAID INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID SEGMENTS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID FINGER MEANS AND SAID BODY IS INCREASED, AND (C) SAID FINGER MEANS BEING COMPRISED OF A MATERIAL HAVING A COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR EXPANSION GREATER THAN THAT OF SAID BODY.
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