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US 2026/0146681 A1Published application
Packing material cartridge
AssigneeA.W. Chesterton Company
InventorsPhilip Michael MAHONEY, Jr., Albert P. FLAHERTY, Gregory A. COLE
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Abstract
A method of forming a packing cartridge from a plurality of packing components comprising placing a plurality of individual packing components in a stacked manner in a die tool assembly and compressing the plurality of packing components in opposite directions to form the packing cartridge. The plurality of packing components forming the packing cartridge are mechanically linked together.
Claims10
A method of forming a unitary packing cartridge from a plurality of packing components configured for subsequent installation in a fluid regulating device, comprising
- placing a plurality of individual braided packing components in a stacked manner in a die tool assembly,
- compressing the plurality of braided packing components in a first direction,
- compressing the plurality of braided packing components in a second direction opposite the first direction to form the unitary packing cartridge, wherein in the unitary packing cartridge the plurality of braided packing components are mechanically linked together via compression free of a fastening device or an adhesive to form the unitary packing cartridge, and
- removing the unitary packing cartridge from the die tool assembly as a unitary assembly, wherein the unitary assembly is configured for subsequent installation within the fluid regulating device,
- wherein the unitary packing cartridge is suitable for use with the fluid regulating device and comprises a cartridge main body composed of the plurality of braided packing components that are stacked together to form the unitary packing cartridge.
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