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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Applicants:
William Rowley, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
William Blue, Middlefield, OH (US);
Thomas K'meyer, Ravenna, OH (US);
Inventors:
William Rowley, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
William Blue, Middlefield, OH (US);
Thomas K'Meyer, Ravenna, OH (US);
Assignee:
Mercury Plastics, Inc., Middlefield, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 57/04 (2006.01); B29C 57/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 57/04 (2013.01); B29C 57/02 (2013.01); B29C 66/8322 (2013.01); B29C 61/025 (2013.01); B29C 66/534 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for reshaping a tube end using a reshaping tool incorporating a tool head and clamp for reshaping the cross section of a tube constructed from one or more polymer materials. The clamp holds the tube in place while the head portion of the tool, which is moveable with respect to the clamp, engages the tube for reshaping its profile cross section. The tube may be crosslinked polyethylene tube.