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Method for making titanium wire face guard

US6637091B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2001
Grant dateOct 28, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49888
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of making a face mask including the steps of providing a plurality of lengths of Grade 2, commercially pure titanium wire, having a diameter of from about 0.21 to about 0.24 inches; forming each length at room temperature to a desired bend angle by bending the member at room temperature using rotary bending apparatus to a first bend angle that is from about 1.25 to about 1.35 times greater than the desired bend angle; and welding each of the thus formed lengths to at least one other of the lengths in an ambient, oxygen containing environment.

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