摘要 |
A toroidal ring made from a spiral spring with contiguous turns, such as those used for constituting the inner core of a metal sealing ring. The ring has a weld without filling metal connecting together the two end turns of the spring, this weld being such that continuity of the wire of the spring is provided without altering the contiguous configuration of the turns and the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of the spring are substantially unchanged at this weld. The weld can advantageously be effected by a resistance weld performed with a pulse of electric current.
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