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Method for producing male conical threads

US4689984A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1985
Grant dateSep 1, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 23, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21K1/56
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A male conical thread of an elongated steel structure, e.g. a steel rod or wire of the type employed as reinforcement in pre-stressed concrete, for use in engagement with a matching female conical thread provided in a fixing sleeve or other nut means is formed by first shaping an end portion of the wire or rod, e.g. by grinding or hammering, into a cone that tapers down towards the end of the rod or wire and has a generally truncated smooth outer surface; then, the cone's surface is deformed by cold-pressing such that the thread is formed. Further, a press-die appartus is disclosed for use in such cold-pressing, e.g. at a construction site where steel reinforcements are mounted.

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