Method and apparatus for making a component having interior and exterior threads
First Claim
1. A method for making a component having interior and exterior threads, such method including the steps of:
- providing a thread-forming apparatus having a first threaded portion for forming the exterior threads and a second threaded portion for forming the interior threads, the portions defining a space therebetween;
filling the space with a flowable material;
permitting the material to solidify and form the component;
holding the component stationary; and
rotating the apparatus, thereby separating the apparatus from the interior and exterior threads while the component is stationary.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a new method for making a component having interior and exterior threads. Such method includes the steps of providing a thread-forming apparatus having first and second circumferential threaded portions defining a space between them. Such space is filled with a flowable material, e.g., hot plastic, which is permitted to solidify and form the component. The apparatus and the component are then separated from one another by rotating such apparatus so that both threaded portions unscrew from the component. The finished component has interior and exterior threads which are simultaneously formed and substantially free of flashing. The new thread-forming apparatus has a first threaded portion and a pocket. A plug is in the pocket and has a second threaded portion spaced from the first threaded portion.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for making a component having interior and exterior threads, such method including the steps of:
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providing a thread-forming apparatus having a first threaded portion for forming the exterior threads and a second threaded portion for forming the interior threads, the portions defining a space therebetween; filling the space with a flowable material; permitting the material to solidify and form the component; holding the component stationary; and rotating the apparatus, thereby separating the apparatus from the interior and exterior threads while the component is stationary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A thread-forming apparatus for making a component having interior and exterior threads, such apparatus being mounted for rotational movement and including:
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a perimeter section having a pocket and a first threaded portion for forming the exterior threads; a plug in the pocket and having a second threaded portion spaced from the first threaded portion for forming the interior threads, such plug being axially fixed with respect to the perimeter section. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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