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Method and apparatus for fabricating a plastic container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-10
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Granted: 1964-07-28
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Expires: 1982-08-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edgwin R Polk
  • 👤 Grassa Antonio La

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:20
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/04; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/118; B29C66/1182; B29C66/13; B29C66/131; B29C66/1312; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/53; B29C66/534; B29C66/5346; B29C66/53461; B29C66/54; B29C66/542; B29C66/63; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/814; B29C66/8141; B29C66/81411; B29C66/81421; B29C66/81423; B29C66/816; B29C66/8167; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29C66/8322; B29C66/70; B29C66/71

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 137 words
THE METHOD OF PRODUCING THE HOLLOW TRAY-LIKE COMPONENT OF A LUGGAGE-TYPE CONTAINER COMRISING A WORK PIECE WITH A PERIPHERAL WALL AND A SPANNING CROSS WALL COMPOSED OF THEREMOPLASTIC SHEET MATERIAL WHICH ARE MATCHING IN HORIZONTAL PLANT, WHICH METHOD COMPRISES: (A) ARRANGING SAID CROSS WALL IN SUPERIMPOSED, MARGINALLY ABUTTING CONTACT WITH THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID PERIPHERAL WALL, (B) SUPPORTING THE PERPHERAL WALL OF THE WORK PIECE ADJACENT TO THE UPPER EDGE, (C) SUPPORTING THE SPANNING CROSS WALL, (D) APPLYING ARCUATE COMPRESSIVE FORCE TO THE ABUTTING EDGES OF THE PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE WORK PIECE AND SPANNING CROSS WALL, (E) SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPLYING HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRIC CURRENT AT THE POINT OF ARCUATE COMPRESSION FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO MOLD AN D HEAT SEAL TOGETHER THE ABUTTING EDGES OF THE WORK PIECE IN A SMOOTHLY ROUNDED CONTINUOUS EDGE.

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