Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
An assembly for hot consolidating powder in a container by heat and pressure comprising: a mass of container material substantially fully dense and incompressible and at least a portion of which is capable of plastic flow at pressing temperatures, said mass having interior walls forming a closed cavity of a predetermined shape and volume therein for receiving a quantity of powder with the said interior walls being movable to reduce said volume of said cavity for compacting powder therein into an article, at least one shaping means disposed in said cavity for defining a void in the article as the powder is compacted thereagainst, and force-responsive means for allowing relative movement between said shaping means and at least a portion of said interior walls of said cavity as powder is compacted against said shaping means in response to a force reducing said volume of said cavity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
An assembly for hot consolidating powder in a container by heat and pressure comprising: a mass of container material substantially fully dense and incompressible and at least a portion of which is capable of plastic flow at pressing temperatures, said mass having interior walls forming a closed cavity of a predetermined shape and volume therein for receiving a quantity of powder with the said interior walls being movable to reduce said volume of said cavity for compacting powder therein into an article, at least one shaping means disposed in said cavity for defining a void in the article as the powder is compacted thereagainst, and force-responsive means for allowing relative movement between said shaping means and at least a portion of said interior walls of said cavity as powder is compacted against said shaping means in response to a force reducing said volume of said cavity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said force-responsive means allows said relative movement until a predetermined degree of compaction occurs at which point the mass of said container becomes substantially monolithic and further compaction occurs as a result of fluid-like behaviour of the mass of said container due to the plastic flow of the mass of said container whereby said further compaction is isostatic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An assembly as set forth in cliam 2 including force applying means for applying a force to said container to reduce said volume of said cavity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An assembly as set forth in cliam 2 including force applying means for applying a force to said container to reduce said volume of said cavity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein said interior walls have at least one recess therein, said shaping means extending into said recess and being spaced from the bottom of said recess, said force-responsive means being disposed in the space between said bottom of said recess and said shaping means for allowing said space to be reduced in response to said force reducing said volume of said cavity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 4 wherein said force-responsvie means includes a deformable projection extending from said shaping means and engaging said bottom of said recess.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein said force-responsive means includes support means supporting said shaping means in said cavity for allowing movement of said shaping means in response to a predetermined force.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 6 wherein said support means comprises a press fit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 2 including a plurality of said shaping means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
101 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 8 wherein said interior walls have a recess therein, one of said shaping means extending into said recess and being spaced from the bottom of said recess, said force-responsive means being disposed in the spaced between said bottom of said recess and said one shaping means for allowing said space to be reduced in response to said force reducing said volume of said cavity, and wherein said force-responsive means includes support means supporting another of said shaping means in said cavity for allowing movement of said shaping means in response to a predetermined force.