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Hollow drill for fabric and the like

US5098234A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 1988
Grant dateMar 24, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T408/8953
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hollow drill for fabric and the like is comprised of a hollow shaft having highly polished inside and outside surfaces and an outside diameter of preferably not more than 0.130 inches. A tip having a larger outside diameter and smaller inside diameter is brazed or soldered to the shaft. The shaft is made by a continuous manufacturing method such as extrusion and the tip is machined or molded followed by finish machining.

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