Patent ID: 8465235
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for forming a plurality of grooves in an outer surface of an elongate member, the apparatus comprising: a cylindrical cutter having a longitudinal axis, an internal surface of the cylindrical cutter comprising a plurality of cutting means; first and second rotatable positioning means, the first and second rotatable positioning means configured, in use, to hold the elongate member against the internal surface of the cylindrical cutter; the cylindrical cutter being received within a cutter rotation means such that the rotation of the cutter rotation means causes the cylindrical cutter to rotate, the rotation of the cylindrical cutter, in use, causing the first and second rotatable positioning means and the elongate member held against the internal surface of the cylindrical cutter to rotate relative to the internal surface of the cylindrical cutter such that the elongate member is advanced through the cylindrical cutter and the plurality of cutting means form a plurality of grooves in the outer surface of the elongate member, wherein, the apparatus further comprises a rotatable control means, the rotatable control means being in contact with both the first and second rotatable positioning means.