Semi-all-purpose flange
OwnerMatthew Leitnerinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a flange assembly including a semi-all-purpose flange extending along a longitudinal axis, the semi all-all purpose-flange. The semi-all-purpose flange includes a neck positioned proximally along the longitudinal axis and a head positioned distally from the neck along the longitudinal axis. A cavity extends into a portion of the longitudinal axis; the cavity penetrates a portion of the axial depth of the flange and has a conical interior cross-section centered on the longitudinal axis. The semi-all-purpose flange includes a solid internal grain structure geometry configured such that material surrounding the cavity may be selectively removed to form multiple flange types while maintaining structural continuity between the neck and the head.
Claims20
A semi-all-purpose flange extending along a longitudinal axis, the semi-all purpose flange comprising:
- a neck positioned proximally along the longitudinal axis;
- a head positioned distally from the neck along the longitudinal axis;
- a cavity extending into a portion of the neck along the longitudinal axis, the cavity penetrating less than the full axial depth of the flange and having a conical interior cross-section centered on the longitudinal axis;
- and,
- a solid internal grain structure configured such that material surrounding the cavity may be selectively removed to form multiple flange types while maintaining structural continuity between the neck and the head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.