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Insulated air tube for a reinstatement cutting machine

US7806638B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 28, 2008
Grant dateOct 5, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 28, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T409/304424
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reinstatement cutting machine having an air tube formed therethrough for carrying pressurized air to drive a cutting tool. The air tube is insulated to prevent condensation within the reinstatement cutting machine due to temperature changes caused by the pressurized air passing through the air tube. In a preferred embodiment, the air tube is insulated with a tubular member constructed of an insulating material.

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