Back to results
US 2017/0291351 A1Published application
Corrosion inhibiting sprayable thermoplastic cover for mechanical assemblies, and methods of making and using
OwnerKenneth Lee Boehm, Ivan Hessinventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A Corrosion Inhibiting Sprayable Thermoplastic (“CIST”) cover is formed by spraying melted CIST onto a mold, allowing the CIST to cure, removing the cured cover from the mold using a series of cuts if necessary, positioning the cover on a mechanical assembly whose shape is significantly identical to the mold, and fusing the cuts on the cover using heat to reform the cover on the mechanical assembly.
Claims15
A molded CIST cover for a mechanical assembly including:
- A. A first partial section including a first end;
- B. A second partial section including an second end, said first partial section and said second partial section separated one from another by a shared lateral cut;
- and
- C. At least one longitudinal cut defined by one of said partial sections, wherein said CIST cover is sized and shaped to conform to said mechanical assembly.
1 more element
A method of producing a CIST cover for a mechanical assembly including the steps of:
- A. Spraying a melted CIST onto a mold;
- B. Allowing said melted CIST to cure;
- C. Cutting said cured CIST to create at least two partial sections;
- and
- D. Removing said at least two partial sections from said mold.
2 more elements
A method of protecting a mechanical assembly including the steps of:
- A. Positioning a first partial section of a CIST cover onto the corresponding first portion of a mechanical assembly;
- B. Positioning a second partial section of said CIST cover onto the corresponding second portion of a mechanical assembly;
- C. Applying a heat source to melt said first partial section to said second partial section;
- and
- D. Allowing said first partial section and said second partial section to cure.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.