Headed thermoplastic tube
US5203379A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2023/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A headed thermoplastic tube is formed solely from a thermoplastic extruded, stretched, cylinder by positioning the cylinder over a forming mandrel with an exposed portion. The inner surface of the exposed portion is heated above the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic material to render the inner surface molten while the outer surface provides support for the exposed portion of the cylinder. The heated exposed portion is then shaped into a conical shape, such as by heating the outer surface, and pressure applied to the conical shaped exposed portion to form a headed thermoplastic tube. The headed tubes produced have a body portion, shoulder portion and neck portion, without any seams, all of which are formed from the starting thermoplastic extruded, stretched cylinder.
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