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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2010
Applicants:
Alexander M. Rubin, St. Louis, MO (US);
James R. Fox, Forissant, MO (US);
Randall D. Wilkerson, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Inventors:
Alexander M. Rubin, St. Louis, MO (US);
James R. Fox, Forissant, MO (US);
Randall D. Wilkerson, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 53/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 53/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/003 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1007 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1013 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24744 (2015.01);
Abstract
An elongate thermoplastic composite member is fabricated by a continuous molding process. A pre-consolidated thermoplastic laminate is softened by heating it to a temperature below its melting layup, and is fed substantially continuously through multiple sets of tool dies. The tool dies incrementally mold portions of softened laminate over a mandrel to form the laminate into a shape having a closed cross section.