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AssigneeSiderca S.A.I.C.
InventorsNelson Mario Pachao-Morbitzer, Guillermo Oscar Dapino, Hugo A. Ernst
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An assembly for storing elongated members, the assembly comprising an elongated support element and a pair of segments. The segments are disposed on opposite sides of the elongated support element from each other, and each of the segments defines a cradle for supporting an elongated member. The pair of segments is joined together at a seam formed by locally heating and melting contacting edges of the segments to fuse them together. Moreover, the pair of segments is fixed to the elongated support element against movement in a longitudinal direction of the elongated support element. The elongated support element has a textured region of raised protrusions, indentations, or holes, over at least a portion of the surface thereof. Each cradle comprises a center portion located longitudinally between a pair of inclined portions. When an elongated member is supported in the cradle, the center portion of the cradle is convex about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated support element, such that water will drain laterally off of the cradle.
An assembly for storing elongated members, said assembly comprising:
An assembly for storing elongated members, said assembly comprising:
An assembly for storing elongated members, said assembly comprising:
A method of making an assembly for storing elongated members, said method comprising the steps of:
A method as set forth in claim 21, wherein, in said joining step, a portion each segment deforms and engages a textured region of the elongated member so as to securely fix each segment against longitudinal movement along the length of the elongated support element.
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