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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Applicant:
James T. Williamson, Urbana, OH (US);
Inventor:
James T. Williamson, Urbana, OH (US);
Assignee:
New Sonic Technologies, LLC, Bonita, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/06 (2006.01); B23K 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B67B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for attaching the lid and body portions of a metallic container includes a base to support the body, a support assembly to support a flange of the body, and a sonotrode for contacting a flange of the lid, wherein the flanges of the lid and body are held together between the support assembly and the sonotrode. A motor reciprocally rotates the sonotrode relative to the support assembly, thereby moving the flanges relative one another to generate frictional heat and create a friction weld therebetween.