Method for fastening plastic articles
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsDaniel M. Duhaime, Charles A. Dunn, Mark R. Henault
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Abstract
A method of attaching a member to the interior of a blow-molded plastic fuel tank wall. The wall is molded from a pliable parison. An inwardly directed projection is formed integral with the wall. The projection has an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface forms a cavity receiving a core. The core is inserted within the cavity while the parison is partially pliable and fuzes to the wall. The projection is inserted through an aperture in the member and heated. The softened projection is squashed to secure the member to the wall.
Claims1
A method of attaching a member to the interior of a blow-molded plastic fuel tank wall comprising the steps of:
- molding said wall from a pliable parison;
- forming one or more inwardly directed projection in said wall, said projection being formed integral with said wall, said projection having an inner surface and an outer surface, said outer surface forming a cavity receiving a core;
- inserting said core within said cavity while said parison is partially pliable, said core fusing to said outer surface of said wall;
- inserting said projection through an aperture in said member;
- heating said projection and causing said projection to soften;
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- squashing said projection over said aperture and securing said member to said inner surface of said projection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.