摘要 |
THIS INVENTION RELATES TO AN APPARATUS FOR SCORING PATTERNS OF IDENTIFICATIONS ALONG THE SURFACE OF A LONG AND THIN OBJECT SUCH AS A TUBE, A CYLINDER OR THE LIKE AND IN PARTICULAR TO A SCORING TECHNIQUE THAT ALLOWS FOR THE SCORING AT ANY DESIRABLE STRETCH ALONG THE OBJECT. THE APPARATUS WORKS BY HAVING A PUSH ROD PUSH THE OBJECT TO BE SCORED THROUGH A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CYLINDRICAL BLOCK, WHERE THE OBJECT IS SUBJECTED TO THE ACTIONS OF A NUMBER OF SCORING DIE. AS THE OBJECT IS PUSHED THROUGH THE CYLINDRICAL BLOCK, THE SCORING DIE IS ACTUATED AND IT COMPRESSES ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE OBJECT TO LEAVE SCORES OF INDENTATION. WHEN THE ACTUATION IS STOPPED, THE SCORING DIE NO LONGER COMPRESSES ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE OBJECT AND DOES NOT LEAVE ANY APPRECIABLE MARKINGS ON THE OBJECT.
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