Automotive assembly line body chip and scratch reducing bumper
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United States of America Patent
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May 23, 2017
Grant Date -
Jul 16, 2015
app pub date -
Jan 16, 2014
filing date -
Jan 16, 2014
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Abstract
An automotive assembly line tool system and method utilizing a heat-shrinkable bumper disposed around a portion of an assembly line tool for absorbing kinetic energy between the portion of the tool and a work-piece on an assembly line. The bumper may be a chemically cross-linked polyolefin heat-shrinkable material having a shore D hardness of 42 or less after being heat-shrunk. The bumper may be a tubular bumper that has a continuous outer surface around its circumference and a heavy wall that is highly split-resistant. The bumper may have a life term of at least one year in an automotive assembly line environment. By protecting the tools and equipment, chips and scratches on a work-piece on the assembly line may be reduced.
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International Classification(s)
- B25D:PERCUSSIVE TOOLS
- B23B:TURNING; BORING
- B25B:TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR,....
- B23P:OTHER WORKING OF METAL; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVE....
- B29C:SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF SUBSTAN....
- B62B:HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMB....
- B25G:HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS
- B29K:INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, ....
- B29L:INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RE....
- B25F:COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE P....
- 2014 Application Filing Year
- B25D Class
- 110 Applications Filed
- 85 Patents Issued To-Date
- 77.28 % Issued To-Date
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