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US 4,048,460 AGranted
Method of welding a cover to a container
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMoreland P. Bennett, Albert M. Hobbs, Jr.
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Abstract
A metal welding gasket secured between a cover and a container to prevent expulsion of weld material into the interior of the device being welded.
Claims3
A method of welding a cover to a container using a metal gasket comprising the steps of
- a. providing a metal gasket from a thin strip of metal,
- 1. said gasket being bent along its longitudinal axis forming a flat portion and a bent portion,
- b. placing said metal gasket on the edge of the container,
- c. placing said cover on said container in contact with said gasket,
- d. clamping said cover onto said container,
- e. and welding the edges of said cover to said container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.