Patent · US Expired

Entry port

US7024824B1 · kind B1 · utility

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18References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 4, 2003
Grant dateApr 11, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 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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