Tool assembly heat treatment method
OwnerPeter W. Lescheinventor
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Abstract
A method of welding connection is directed towards the construction and subsequent heat treatment of industrial grade manual tools and, specifically, their tool heads to handles or handle attachment connections. The method employs the use of matching, non-heat treated, compatible material such as steel alloys, for the tool heads and steel handles or attachment sockets. These components are welded together prior to their heat treatment, resulting in a superior weld joint without the normal annealing which occurs during welding. Such tools are, as a result, extremely resistant to bending or breaking under normal usage. With regard to spades and shovels, a stronger blade-to-handle junction is created, as no annealing takes place, compared to blades and handles which are first heat treated separately then welded together.
Claims4
The method of attaching a tool head to a tool handle comprising the steps of:
- providing a tool head-made of non-heat treated, weld compatible material;
- providing a tool handle with an elongated end made of the same non-heat treated, weld compatible material as the tool head;
- welding the elongated end of the tool handle to the tool head, forming a weld joint between handle and head;
- creating an integral tool assembly;
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- only after creating said integral tool assembly, heat treating at least a portion of the tool assembly as a single unit, producing a concentrated weld joint free from annealing bands which results in increased strength of the weld joint.
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