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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stuart J. Ledingham, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Assignee:
Valu Engineering, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/310 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/310 ;
Abstract
A flange includes a housing having a body with a reinforcing member encased within the housing. The flange can be configured to house a bearing. The flange can alternatively be configured to act as a leveler for machinery. The flange is formed by a) preparing a mold for the housing, b) preparing a metallic band for insertion into a space in the mold, c) suspending the band within the mold, d) introducing a thermosetting material into the mold to encase the band, and e) cooling the thermosetting material.