Dual action retention mechanism
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsMathew R. Rentmeester, James G. Ballard, Matthew Jensen
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a die retainer for use in a tool. The die retainer can include a ram head, a release button, and a die pin. The ram head includes a die cavity and a pair of lateral sides on opposing sides of the die cavity. The release button can extend through a release button hole formed in the ram head hand include opposing ends that extend past each of the corresponding pair of lateral sides. The die pin extends through a die pin cavity that intersects the release button hole. The die release button can be actuatable from either of the opposing ends to retract the die pin from the die cavity.
Claims12
A die retainer for use in a tool with a die, the die retainer comprising:
- a ram head including a die engagement surface that defines a die cavity, a pair of lateral surfaces on opposing sides of the die cavity, a release button hole, and a die pin cavity that intersects the release button hole;
- a release button that extends through the release button hole, the release button including a pair of opposing ends, each one of which extends past one of the pair of lateral surfaces, the release button including a slot, the slot extending between a first slot end and a second slot end, the second slot end defining a notch, the notch having at least one sloped surface;
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- a die pin that extends through the die pin cavity, the die pin including a button engaging portion configured to move along the at least one sloped surface of the release button and a die engaging portion that extends past the die engagement surface of the ram head into the die cavity to retain the die.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.