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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2006
James T. Beals, West Hartford, CT (US);
Samuel D. Draper, Kohler, WI (US);
Jose Lopes, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Stephen D. Murray, Marlborough, CT (US);
Brandon W. Spangler, Vernon, CT (US);
James T. Beals, West Hartford, CT (US);
Samuel D. Draper, Kohler, WI (US);
Jose Lopes, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Stephen D. Murray, Marlborough, CT (US);
Brandon W. Spangler, Vernon, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a casting system is provided which broadly comprises a core and a wax die spaced from said core, a refractory metal core having a first end seated within a slot in the core and a second end contacting the wax die for positioning the core relative to the wax die, and the refractory metal core having at least one of a mechanism for providing spring loading when closed in the wax die and a mechanism for mechanically locking the wax die to the core.