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Abatement of tinkles in wire mesh

Assignee: GLITSCH SPECIAL PRODUCTS Inc
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Filing: 1991-10-07
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2011-10-07
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Abstract

Abstract Method and product made for preventing loose tinkles in a wire mesh product. Opposite ends of a sock of knitted wire mesh are subjected to a single-ply bonding operation such as electric resistance welding, thereby bonding the tinkles to the mesh. The sock is then compressed to produce a foraminous product suitable for use as a slag filter in automotive airbag assemblies.

Inventors

  • 👤 Geno J. Guglielmi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 17:52
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D39/00; B01D39/10; B01D39/12; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/26; B60R21/264; B60R21/2644; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/43

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 64 words
A filter suitable for the brief, one-time filtering of gas-laden molten metal, the filter consisting essentially of a sock of knitted metallic wire mesh that has been compressed at least longitudinally by more than fifty percent of its original longitudinal dimension, the filter being a substantially cylindrical foraminous article having tinkles therein, each tinkle being affixed to the compressed metallic mesh by a bond.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 64 words
A filter suitable for the brief, one-time filtering of gas-laden molten metal, the filter consisting essentially of a sock of knitted metallic wire mesh that has been compressed at least longitudinally by more than fifty percent of its original longitudinal dimension, the filter being a substantially cylindrical foraminous article having tinkles therein, each tinkle being affixed to the compressed metallic mesh by a bond.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
The filter of claim 1, the mesh having been compressed to a weight density of about twenty percent that of the same metal as a solid.

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