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US 11,697,165 B2Granted
Key duplication machine having pivoting clamp
AssigneeThe Hillman Group, Inc.
InventorsPhillip Gerlings, Michael Schmidt, Lawrence Perea
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Abstract
A clamp is disclosed for a key making machine. The clamp may have an anvil, and a door movable toward the anvil to sandwich a key blank therebetween. The clamp may also have a gate pivotally connected to the door and configured to engage the key blank.
Claims19
A clamp for a key making machine, comprising:
- an anvil;
- a door movable toward the anvil, the door extending from an upper end to a lower end;
- at least one spring-biased lever arm pivotally connected with the door at the upper end opposite the anvil;
- a mounting shelf extending perpendicularly from the door and located between the upper end and the lower end of the door;
- and
- a gate pivotally connected to the mounting shelf and configured to pivotally move toward or away from the door,
- wherein the anvil and the gate are configured to sandwich a key blank therebetween.
4 more elements
A key making machine, comprising:
- a housing having a first opening configured to receive an existing key, and at least a second opening configured to receive at least one key blank;
- an imaging system located within the housing and configured to capture an edge profile of the existing key;
- at least one fabrication module configured to cut the edge profile into the at least one key blank;
- and
- a clamp located within the at least one fabrication module and being configured to secure the at least one key blank during cutting of the edge profile, the clamp including:
- an anvil;
- a door movable toward the anvil, the door extending from an upper end to a lower end;
- at least one spring-biased lever arm pivotally connected with the door at the upper end opposite the anvil;
- a mounting shelf extending perpendicularly from the door and located between the upper end and the lower end of the door;
- and
- a gate pivotally connected to the mounting shelf and configured to pivotally move toward or away from the door,
- wherein the anvil and the gate are configured to sandwich the key blank therebetween.
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A clamp for a key making machine, comprising:
- an anvil;
- a door movable toward the anvil, the door extending from an upper end to a lower end;
- a mounting shelf extending perpendicularly from the door and located between the upper end and the lower end of the door;
- a gate pivotally connected to the mounting shelf, the anvil and the gate being configured to sandwich a key blank therebetween;
- a clevis connected to the mounting shelf;
- and
- a pin passing through the gate and the clevis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.