Patent ID: 7707708
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: B29C,B29L,B64D,F02C,F05D,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tool for making a composite tubular structure, the tool being adjustable between a molding position and a non-molding position, the tool comprising: a base; and a plurality of sectors mounted on the base, the plurality of sectors including at least one fixed sector that is fixed relative to the base and at least two movable sectors, each of the movable sectors being movable in a radial direction with respect to the base and the fixed sector, wherein: in the molding position, first and second movable sectors are in a radially outward position of the base and adjacent to side edges of the fixed sector; and in the non-molding position, the first and second movable sectors are in a radially inward position of the base and radially spaced from side edges of the fixed sector.