Combination die and pallet
OwnerWayne L. Mullinsinventor
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Abstract
A combination die and pallet of honeycombed construction comprising an upper rectangular die plate having frusto pyramidal depressions stamped therein and side and end flanges integrally joined to and depending from the die plate together with a base plate of the same size and shape as the die plate having side and end flanges upstanding therefrom and overlapped by the flanges on the die plate and formed with longitudinal ribs pressed therefrom and extending between rows of depressions in the die plate with the base plate being spot welded on the bottom of the depressions and the overlapping flanges being welded together.
Claims10
In a combination die and pallet of honeycomb construction;
- (a) a die plate of rectangular shape presenting end and side edges and formed with a plurality of depressions arranged in longitudinal rows,
- (b) each of said depressions being defined by a frusto pyramidal wall and a flat bottom,
- (c) end flanges depending from said end edges and side flanges depending from said side edges, said flanges being integral with said die plate, having lower edges, and of a height slightly less than the depth of said depressions,
- (d) a rectangular base plate of the same size and shape as said die plate and presenting end and side flanges,
- (e) fused joints between those portions of the side and end flanges on the die plate which overlap portions of the side and end flanges of the base plate,
- (f) spot fusions between said base plate and the bottoms of said depressions, and
- (g) a plurality of longitudinal ribs upstanding from said base plate and pressed therefrom leaving grooves opening onto the lower face of said base plate, said ribs being parallel to the side edges of said plates and alternately disposed between said side edges and said longitudinal rows of depressions.
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