Patent · US Expired

Tube forming method

US4210477A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 1978
Grant dateJul 1, 1980
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Expiry dateJun 30, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1013
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A laminate of non-ferrous metal foil and heat softenable material is folded to tubular form to juxtapose the margins and the margins are heat sealed by passing the tube through an inductance coil; the inductance field may be intensified by a ferrite bar located in a mandrel over which the tube is fed.

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