Multiple locking stake for tube bundle
US4919199A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/423
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved tube anti-vibration stake comprised of a longitudinally elongated, upwardly open member of a soft V configuration. The soft V is defined by a bend in a metal strip, preferably stainless steel, that is coincident with the longitudinal axis of the metal strip, so as to define upwardly extending sides that terminate at a distal end. Saddles are spaced perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stake and formed into the distal ends at positions which preferably are equal to the Pitch of a first horizontal row of tubes, against which each saddle will make contact as the tube is driven along a Lane between first or upper horizontal tube row and a second or lower horizontal tube row.
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