Methods and systems for making poison pads
AssigneeHanger & Pipe Accessories, Inc.
InventorJoseph Wilkinson, III
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Abstract
One or more specific embodiments herein includes a method for making a poison pad configured to be coupled to a pipe elbow joint, comprising providing or obtaining a die. The die comprises a first die portion, a second die portion, and an insert die portion providing or obtaining a blank, positioning the insert die portion between the first die portion and the second die portion, positioning the blank between either the first die portion and the insert die portion or the insert die portion and the second die portion, and pressing the blank between the first die portion and the second die portion such that the shape of the blank corresponds to one or more of the first die portion, second die portion, and insert die portion to form the poison pad or a precursor structure to become the poison pad.
Claims19
A method for making a poison pad configured to be coupled to a pipe elbow joint, comprising:
- providing or obtaining first dimensions for a pipe elbow joint to be coupled to the poison pad;
- providing or obtaining a blank having second dimensions corresponding to the pipe elbow joint;
- positioning the blank between a first die portion and a second die portion;
- and
- pressing the blank between the first die portion and the second die portion to form the poison pad or a precursor structure, wherein the poison pad is capable of being coupled to the pipe elbow joint.
A method for making a poison pad configured to be coupled to a pipe elbow joint, comprising:
- providing or obtaining a die, wherein the die comprises a first die portion, a second die portion, and an insert die portion;
- providing or obtaining a blank;
- positioning the insert die portion between the first die portion and the second die portion;
- positioning the blank between either the first die portion and the insert die portion or the insert die portion and the second die portion;
- and
- pressing the blank between the first die portion and the second die portion such that the shape of the blank corresponds to one or more of the first die portion, second die portion, and insert die portion to form the poison pad or a precursor structure to become the poison pad;
- wherein at least one of the first die portion, the second die portion, and the insert die portion is sized to correspond to at least one dimension of a pipe elbow joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.