Swaging dies

Abstract

Coacting swaging dies for swaging a splice sleeve onto a reinforcing bar. The dies each include a recess in their coacting surfaces. The recess in each surface includes at least two longitudinally extending ribs projecting from said recess for forming longitudinal indentations in the splice tube when said tube is squeezed between said dies. The lands between immediately adjacent ribs are concave. The ribs are so located that when the dies are in contact the recesses conjoin to form an overall polygonal shaped opening, with the ribs being equidistantly spaced thereabout.

What is claimed as the invention is: 
     
       1. For use in a press for swaging a sleeve onto a bar a pair of coacting high strength metal .Iadd.compression .Iaddend.dies, each of said dies comprising a recess extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of said bar .[.and having a ribbed medial portion including.]..Iadd., said recess including a medial portion of uniform size and shape extending along its entire length, the surface of the medial portion of the recess being in the form of .Iaddend.a plurality of radially projecting ribs extending along said axis, said ribs projecting .[.upward.]. .Iadd.radially inward .Iaddend.from said .[.recess.]., .Iadd.surface .Iaddend.with the recess portions .Iadd.of said recess .Iaddend.between immediately adjacent ribs being concavely relieved, the ribs being so located that when said dies are in contact with each other their .[.recesses.]. .Iadd.medial recess portions .Iaddend.conjoin to form a polygonal opening .Iadd.of uniform profile along its length.Iaddend., with the concave relieved portions of the dies equidistantly spaced about the periphery of said polygonal opening.Iadd., said dies being arranged to be brought together in a radial direction by said press, with said sleeve and said bar disposed therebetween to compress the sleeve onto the bar .Iaddend.so that .[.upon swaging.]. the material of the sleeve adjacent each of said concave relieved portions conveniently flows into said relieved portions. 
     
     
       2. The dies of claim 1 wherein each die includes at least three longitudinally extending ribs. 
     
     
       3. The dies of claim 1 wherein each of said dies comprises at least four longitudinally extending ribs. 
     
     
       4. The dies of claim 1 wherein each of said dies include plural ribs whereupon said cylindrical opening is octagonal. 
     
     
       5. The dies of claim 4 wherein each recess has a semi-frusto-conical portion at either side of the ribbed portion and opening outward thereof. 
     
     
       6. The dies of claim 5 wherein each semi-frusto-conical portion opens into a semi-cylindrical portion, the outmost edge of which is chamfered.