Method of fastening a tubular element to a member and joint produced thereby
US4924584A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 15, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/4924
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of fastening, at least one tubular element at, at least one portion thereof to an at least one member of predetermined thickness, the method comprising establishing at least one opening through the at least one member, the at least one opening extending through the thickness of the at least one member, providing recesses within the at least one member, the recesses of predetermined configuration and being disposed about the perimeter of the at least one opening through the at least one member, the recesses extending radially away from the at least one opening and across at least a portion of the thickness of the at least one member, inserting the at least one tubular element within the at least one opening; holding the at least one tubular element and the at least one member within a jig; establishing recesses within the jig proximate each abutting edge of each of the tubular elements and the at least one opening through the at least one member; applying a predetermined force upon the ends of the at least one tubular element, the force being of a substantial predetermined magnitude to cause the wall portion of the at least one tubular element proximate the at least one ope…
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