Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Assembling or joining
Patent
1992-12-07
1993-12-07
Eley, Timothy V.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Assembling or joining
29433, 29525, 295251, 227156, 411446, B32B 708
Patent
active
052673863
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for securing a member to a heat softenable material comprising the steps of heating the member to a temperature sufficient to soften the softenable material and driving the member into the material. The material softens from the heat of the member and becomes displaced by the member. Knurling may be added to the member to aid in retention.
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Eley Timothy V.
Ford Motor Company
May Roger L.
Porcari Damian
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