Method and apparatus for plastic duct bank manufacture
US9410642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53657
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a duct bank comprising the steps of loading a frame with a series of templates, positioning the frame adjacent a pipe extruder, aligning a set of a plurality of holes with a die of the pipe extruder, extruding a pipe of a first length into the set of holes, repeating the steps of aligning and extruding for each set of holes, thereby forming the duct bank, banding the duct bank, and removing the duct bank from the frame.
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