Entry port
US7024824B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21D39/06
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An entry port including at least one cylinder with a lip on the attachment portion surrounding each hole in a plate. The rim surrounding each hole is rolled over a lip on a corresponding cylinder to secure each cylinder to the plate to form the entry port. Each cylinder preferably has a flared circumference on the portion away from the attachment to the plate to allow a boot to be clamped on each cylinder.
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