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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Giichi Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Jeral Rains, Seguin, TX (US);
Dayton Elley, McQueeney, TX (US);
Assignees:
Structural Metals, Inc., Seguin, TX (US);
NKK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B / ; B21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72204 ; 722525 ; 723662 ; 83407 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for simultaneously forming four metal rounds and includes disclosure of two pair of forming rollers, a preslitter roller pair and two pair of slitting rollers, the dimensioning of the ridges and grooves of which, in combination, serve to separate an entering bar into four strands of substantially equal area for simultaneous forming into metal rounds.