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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. 29, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Nobuo Ichimura, Gunma, JP;
Yoshikazu Takamatsu, Sano, JP;
Susumu Satou, Gunma, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Calsonic Kansei Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A structure connects a first member and a second member. The first member has a peripheral wall portion that includes a stepped portion that is engaged with the second member. The peripheral wall portion is a deformed portion that is deformed inwardly of the stepped portion of the first member. The deformed portion has a thin shape that is provided by a cut section of the peripheral wall portion.