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Method and apparatus for production of a stream feeder

US4292862A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 12, 1979
Grant dateOct 6, 1981
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Expiry dateSep 12, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/748
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention embraces the method of, and apparatus for, producing a stream feeder for flowing streams of molten mineral material, such as glass, from which filaments are attenuated comprising positioning a workpiece such that a pin enters a first locating hole of a set of locating holes, forming a first group of orificed projections in the workpiece, subsequently positioning the workpiece such that the pin enters a second locating hole of the set and forming a second group of orificed projections in the workpiece.

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