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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark W. Dankow, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Christopher W. Forrest, Auburn, IN (US);
Vincent Mastrangelo, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Thomas Sholeen, Western Springs, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Boler Company., Itasca, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 3/102 ;
Abstract
A fabricated control rod is disclosed having a spacer with a “C” or “U-shaped” channel cross-section. The spacer also has a bushing tube welded to each of its ends. Each end of the spacer is shaped to have a substantially continuous mating engagement with the exterior side surface of the adjacent bushing tube. Also, at least a substantially complete perimeter weld joins both the interior and exterior of each shaped end to the bushing tube.