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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:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Willoughby Marshall Quin, New Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Plastic Forming Company, Inc., Woodbridge, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29C / ; B26F / ; B26F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
392382 ; 392379 ; 83170 ; 83914 ; 264161 ; 425806 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for trimming sharp edges from a non-round workpiece having a contour includes a member for trimming the workpiece by impinging a stream of heated gaseous medium on the workpiece; a member for holding the workpiece, the member for holding being rotatably mounted relative to the member for trimming relative to the member for holding; and a cam for guiding the member for trimming, the cam cooperating the member for holding with the member for trimming so that the member for trimming follows the contour of the workpiece when the member for holding is rotated relative to the member for trimming.