Patents Assigned to Fuji Kikai Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Patent number: 4038850
    Abstract: The present invention enables the efficient production of integral baseball bats made of metal tubing by use of a unique process utilizing a forming machine without welding or joining individually processed portions, this process comprising substantially the following major steps:The step of rotationally forming the body portion by pressing a plurality of spinning rollers of three or more in number synchronously on the tubing with a pre-formed mandrel inserted therein;The step of rotationally forming the grip portion by urging another plurality of rollers against the tubing at the rear portion thereof after retracting the tailstock; andThe step of rotationally forming the other end portion of the tubing which is re-chucked after an interruption of working followed by a turn-over of the tubing which has been removed from the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1977
    Assignee: Fuji Kikai Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mamoru Sakagami