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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:
Apr. 08, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl J Piontek, Powell, OH (US);
Bradford L Buck, Gahanna, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29450 ; 251-4 ; 137 15 ;
Abstract
A method of assembling telescopically a flexible tubular segment with a length of tubing involves the use of an assembly apparatus which controllably stretches a tubular segment. The free end of a portion of an end of a length of tubing is inserted through the stretched tubular segment a preselected distance. The stretched tubular segment is allowed to relax around the inserted portion of an end of the length of tubing, thus assembling the tubular segment with the end portion of a length of tubing. The tubular segment and portion of an end of a length of tubing that have been assembled together are then ejected simultaneously from the assembly apparatus.