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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2020
Toshiba International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
William McCollum, Houston, TX (US);
TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides for a punch head that produces a profile in a piece of material. The punch head comprises a protrusion, wherein the protrusion is disposed on a first side of the punch head, wherein the protrusion is disposed at a central location and extends away from the first side, wherein the protrusion has a circular cross-sectional shape; and one or more interlocking feature producing protrusions, wherein the one or more interlocking feature producing protrusions are disposed on the first side of the punch head, wherein each of the one or more interlocking feature producing protrusions comprise: a raised section; a middle section; and a fillet, wherein the middle section is disposed between the raised section and the fillet, wherein the raised section has a greater height than the middle section.