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US 2013/0340875 A1Published application
Folded bellows
AssigneeA+ Manufacturing, LLC
InventorSteven Piacsek
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Abstract
A bellows design and a method of making such a bellows design are disclosed. The method of producing a folding bellows is simple in construction, utilizes assembly methods which are not complex, uses inexpensive materials, and provides protection similar to more complicated and expensive bellows. The bellows construction uses two basic components, a flat piece of flexible material and formed frame which are used in conjunction with each other to produce the folding bellows.
Claims8
A bellows comprising:
- a covering panel formed into a continuous generally tube shape by securing an end thereof to another end thereof;
- a plurality of U-shaped channel frames having jaws for receiving and securing portions of the covering panel;
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- wherein the frames are secured to two opposing sides of the covering panel to create a formed folding shape leaving two sides adjacent the formed folding shape sides as floating sides.
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A method of making a bellows comprising:
- forming a tube-shaped cover from a generally flat piece of material by securing one edge thereof to another edge thereof;
- securing a plurality of U-shaped channel frames to two opposite sides of the tube-shaped cover to create formed sides;
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- leaving two sides of the tube-shaped cover adjacent and in-between the formed sides as floating sides without frame members secured thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.