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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Willmar Fabrication, Llc, Willmar, MN (US);
Inventors:
Steven W. Claussen, Glenwood, MN (US);
Kurtis Lee McCuen, Benson, MN (US);
Assignee:
Willmar Fabrication, LLC, Willmar, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/10 (2006.01); B29C 41/34 (2006.01); B29C 41/04 (2006.01); B29C 41/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/10 (2013.01); B29C 41/34 (2013.01); B29C 41/04 (2013.01); B29C 41/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vent apparatus for use in a mold defining an opening that includes a vent tube portion configured to extend through the opening of the mold and a secondary tube portion configured to mate with the first end portion of the vent tube portion. For example, the secondary tube portion may be used to seal the passageway at the first end portion and may define one or more membrane regions configured to melt during a mold process to unseal the passageway.