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Method and apparatus for manufacturing a screw flight

CA 1234683 A · Owner: Sprout-Bauer, Inc. · Inventors: Prew, Stanley R.

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A method and apparatus for manufacturing the screw flight section of a screw conveyor is disclosed. The apparatus includes two horizontal arms which extend from a vertical support and at the terminal end of these arms there are dies for engaging the inner and outer peripheral edges of a flat sheet metal, annulus-shaped blank with a radial slit. One die is turned on its longitudinal axis while the other remains stationary so that the blank is twisted. After the blank is circumferentially displaced relative to the dies it is again twisted in the above described manner. This procedure is repeated around the entire circumference of the blank with the result that a helical form is applied to the …

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  • Granted April 5, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 5, 2005.
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FiledApril 2, 1985
GrantedApril 5, 1988
Term endedApril 5, 2005
Patent numberCA 1234683 A
Classification (IPC)B23P15/04 +1 more

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedApril 2, 1985Patent grantedApril 5, 1988Term endedApril 5, 2005

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