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O-ring splicing fixture
Assignee: B W DARRAH Inc
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Filing: 1976-09-22
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Granted: 1977-09-27
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Expires: 1996-09-22
Abstract
Abstract A fixture for use in preparing replacement O-rings from cord material, such as buna-N. The fixture automatically provides mating ends which when spliced together preclude undue stress along the plane of splicing.
Inventors
- 👤 A. Peter Draffone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:29
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26D; B26D7/00; B26D7/01; F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/16; F16J15/32; F16J15/328; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1036; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/343
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
An O-ring splicing fixture for use in preparing replacement O-rings from flexible cord material, said fixture comprising: a base unit having a horizontal plane surface; spiral means on said plane surface for use in conforming said cord material to said spiral shape; slicing means on said spiral means to enable slicing said cord material at selected points along said spiral; said slicing means located on said spiral to define a diametral plane for trimming the ends of the O-ring cord material such that when the ends are joined together the O-ring will form a perfect circle with uniform cross-sectional stress through the entire circumference of the O-ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
An O-ring splicing fixture for use in preparing replacement O-rings from flexible cord material, said fixture comprising: a base unit having a horizontal plane surface; spiral means on said plane surface for use in conforming said cord material to said spiral shape; slicing means on said spiral means to enable slicing said cord material at selected points along said spiral; said slicing means located on said spiral to define a diametral plane for trimming the ends of the O-ring cord material such that when the ends are joined together the O-ring will form a perfect circle with uniform cross-sectional stress through the entire circumference of the O-ring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The O-ring splicing fixture of claim 1 wherein said spiral means comprises a plurality of spiral walls spaced apart from each other to form grooves therebetween, and said walls extending vertically upward from said horizontal plane surface, whereby said grooves receive and conform the flexible cord material to the spiral shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The O-ring splicing fixture of claim 2 wherein said slicing enabling means comprises a plurality of slots in said walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The O-ring splicing fixture of claim 3 wherein said slots are normal to said plane surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The O-ring splicing fixture of claim 4 wherein the slots in said plurality of walls are aligned whereby a cutting blade received in said aligned slots is on a desired diametral plane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The O-ring splicing fixture of claim 5 wherein means are provided on said base unit of said fixture for storing said cutting blade.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
The O-ring splicing fixture of claim 6 wherein said base unit comprises a front face normal to and extending downward from said horizontal plane surface, and wherein said means for storing said cutting blade comprises a pair of spaced apart L sections integral to said front face, and the base of said L sections being spaced apart from said front face to enable receiving said cutting blade between the base of said L sections and said front face.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The O-ring splicing fixture of claim 7 and means on said front face for assuring that said cutting blade is securely held by said pair of L sections.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
The O-ring splicing fixture of claim 5 wherein said spiral defined by said plurality of walls is an archimedian spiral, said plurality of walls consists of three walls -- an exterior wall, an intermediate wall and an inner wall, said exterior wall extending downward below said horizontal plane surface to form cord bonding means having a varied arcuate surface for use in bonding O-rings of different diameters.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
169 words
The method of fabricating O-rings from flexible cord material comprising steps of: cutting the desired cord material to a length slightly larger than the circumference of the O-ring required; forming a spiral of the cut cord material; keeping the spiral formed cut cord material in a single plane thereby conforming the cord material at the ends to the arcuate shape determined by the desired finished O-ring; cutting the spiral formed cord material along the diametral plane at a point on the spiral where its arcuate shape conforms to the arcuate shape determined by the desired finished O-ring to form one end; repositioning the cut cord materials into the spiral with the other end at the point in the spiral so that its arcuate shape conforms to the shape of the finished O-ring; trimming the other end along the diametral plane at the same point on the spiral; and bonding the one end and the other end together to complete the O-ring forming a perfect circle with uniform cross-sectional stress.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
169 words
The method of fabricating O-rings from flexible cord material comprising steps of: cutting the desired cord material to a length slightly larger than the circumference of the O-ring required; forming a spiral of the cut cord material; keeping the spiral formed cut cord material in a single plane thereby conforming the cord material at the ends to the arcuate shape determined by the desired finished O-ring; cutting the spiral formed cord material along the diametral plane at a point on the spiral where its arcuate shape conforms to the arcuate shape determined by the desired finished O-ring to form one end; repositioning the cut cord materials into the spiral with the other end at the point in the spiral so that its arcuate shape conforms to the shape of the finished O-ring; trimming the other end along the diametral plane at the same point on the spiral; and bonding the one end and the other end together to complete the O-ring forming a perfect circle with uniform cross-sectional stress.
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