Claims
- 1. A method of forming a thrust washer from sheet metal comprising: forming a plurality of circumferentially spaced pairs of cutouts in the sheet metal with the circumferential spaces separating the pairs of cutouts substantially greater than the circumferential space separating the cutouts in a pair from one another; forming a member having a substantially circular outside perimeter with the outside perimeter having the cutouts; forming a projection between the cutouts of each pair of cutouts; and bending over an outside portion adjacent said outside perimeter of the member to form an axially extending cylindrical flange which contains said projections and spaced pairs of cutouts.
- 2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein a central hole substantially hole coaxial with the cutouts is formed in the sheet metal.
Parent Case Info
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 506,239 filed Sept. 16, 1974, now patent 3,937,541.
US Referenced Citations (5)
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395,998 |
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Divisions (1)
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