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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1978
Filed:
May. 27, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry J Eshelman, Pendleton, IN (US);
James R Bish, Anderson, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21C / ; B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72132 ; 72146 ; 72172 ;
Abstract
A method of coiling a flat strip, including the steps of advancing and supporting the strip, forming a partial loop on the leading end thereof while continuing to advance the strip toward an upcoiling nest where the coiling is completed, shearing the advancing strip when the coil attains a predetermined size, completing the coiling of the sheared end thereof, and ejecting the finished coil.