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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2021
Element Six (Uk) Limited, Oxfordshire, GB;
Santonu Ghosh, Oxfordshire, GB;
Branislav Dzepina, Oxfordshire, GB;
Maria Louise Cann, Oxfordshire, GB;
Teresa Rodriguez Suarez, Oxfordshire, GB;
David Linnane, Oxfordshire, GB;
Element Six (UK) Limited, Oxfordshire, GB;
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a friction stir welding (FSW) tool assembly comprising a retention mechanism to mechanically engage both a tool insert and a tool holder, thereby preventing relative separation. The retention mechanism comprises an annular locking collar mounted about the tool insert and/or the tool holder that couples with the tool insert and/or the tool holder, in mating engagement.
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