Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Michael W Lovejoy

Jennifer L Trice

Bert A Ross

John R Damewood

Jill R Menzel

Richard C Kerr

Eddie L Jarvis

A fastener for use with a rotary peening flap to secure at least two overlapping strap portions together. The fastener includes a shaft for extending through apertures in the overlapping strap portions, a head adjoining one end of the shaft, and an elastic washer at the other end of the shaft. The head of the fastener forms an included edge angle of greater than approximately 90.degree. at the intersection of the bottom and side surfaces of the head. The fastener maintains the overlapping portions of the strap under compression to prevent peening debris form becoming lodged between the fastener and the strap and between the overlapping portions of the strap and to prevent slippage between the strap and the fastener and between the strap portions. The elastic washer has sufficient elasticity to maintain compression as the strap portions become substantially thinner over prolonged use. A peening flap incorporating the fastener is also disclosed, as is a hub assembly incorporating the peening flap and fastener.

High intensity peening flaps with fastener, and wheels incorporating same

An improved high-intensity roto-peen flap, constructed of coated fabric material, the coating including a plurality of layers at least one of which comprises a linear polyurethane elastomer, exhibits improved life over previous high-intensity roto peen flaps. A method of making such a flap, a wheel incorporating at least one of the flaps, and a method of high-intensity roto-peening using the wheel are also presented.

High-intensity roto peen flaps, method of making same, wheels

An improved high-intensity rotary peening particle support of the type having a plurality of peening particles metallurgically secured to an exposed face thereof is presented, the support having a base composition consisting essentially of from about 0.08 to about 0.34 weight percent carbon, the balance iron, and a Ni-enriched layer which provides a hard, wear resistant surface. A method of producing such a support is also described, the method including cold forming a peening particle support base composition as described, stress relieving, brazing peening particles to an exposed face of the support, austenitizing, quenching, and tempering the support to form a support having a Ni-enriched layer which is harder than the base composition.

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Prescott, WI, United States of America

Michael W Lovejoy