Weatherstrip installation apparatus
US4528736A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53657
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for inserting conventional pile weatherstripping, for example, into a T-slot in an object includes a member which slides longitudinally relative to the object along the T-slot and is guided so as to remain fixed laterally with respect to the object during relative longitudinal movement. A guideway for the weatherstrip extends through the member and is inclined downwardly towards an exit adjacent the T-slot. The guideway also is angled relative to the T-slot to hold the backing of the pile weatherstrip at an angle at which one of the flanges of the backing can move into the groove of the T-slot through the T-slot opening. A finger, presser wheel or the like located upstream from the guideway exit extends into the T-slot through the T-slot opening and engages with the other of the flanges of the pile weatherstrip to move the other of the flanges into the T-slot groove through the T-slot opening.
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