Ergonomic die buffer

A die buffer adapted to be used in association with a die to enable the die to be placed upon another object with said die buffer therebetween, the die having a flat edge, the flat edge having a slot for receiving said die buffer, said die buffer comprising:

• a base, said base having a longitudinal axis and a central axis, said central axis extending longitudinally through a midpoint of said base, said base having a hole extending longitudinally through said base and through said longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis being displaced from said central axis of said base;
• a neck having first and second ends, said first end connected to said base, said neck having a central axis which is coaxial with said longitudinal axis of said base;
• and,
• a foot connected to said second end of said neck.

A die buffer adapted to be used in association with a die to enable the die to be placed upon another object with said die buffer therebetween, the die having a flat edge, the flat edge having a slot for receiving said die buffer, said die buffer comprising:

• a base with a topside surface area, said base having a longitudinal axis and a central axis, said central axis extending longitudinally through a midpoint of said base, said base having a hole extending longitudinally through said base and through said longitudinal axis;
• a neck having a first and second end, said first end connected to said base, said neck having a central axis which is coaxial with said longitudinal axis of said base;
• and,
• a foot connected to said second end of said neck, wherein more than 50% of said topside surface area is contacted by the associated die positioned thereabove.

A die buffer adapted to be used in association with a die to enable the die to be placed upon another object with said die buffer therebetween, the die having a flat edge, the flat edge having a slot for receiving said die buffer, said die buffer comprising:

• a base with a topside surface area, said base having a longitudinal axis and a central axis, said central axis extending longitudinally through a midpoint of said base;
• a neck having a first and second end, said first end connected to said base, said neck having a central axis which is coaxial with said longitudinal axis of said base;
• a foot connected to said second end of said neck;
• and,
• at least one magnet attached to said die buffer for securing said buffer to the associated die.

A die system, comprising:

• an upper die and a lower die, each die having a lower die shoe, each of said dies having a flat edge with a slot extending from said flat edge into said die;
• and,
• a die buffer adapted to be used with said upper and lower dies to enable each die to be placed upon one another with said die buffer therebetween, said die buffer being received within said slot of said upper die, said die buffer comprising:
• a substantially cylindrical base having a longitudinal axis and a central axis, said central axis extending longitudinally through a midpoint of said base, said longitudinal axis being spaced from said central axis of said base, said base having a topside with a surface area, such that more than 50% of said surface area contacts said upper die, said base having a hole extending longitudinally through said base for receiving a fastener, said hole having two different diameters;
• a cylindrical neck having a central axis and first and second ends, said central axis being coaxial with said longitudinal axis of said base, said first end being operatively connected to said base, said cylindrical neck having a hole defined therein for receiving said fastener;
• a foot connected to said second end of said neck portion, said foot having a substantially flat surface with first and second ends, said flat surface being positioned approximately 180 degrees opposite to said flat edge of said lower die, said foot further comprising an arcuately shaped edge extending from one end of said flat surface to said second end of said flat surface, said foot further comprising a hole defined therein for receiving said fastener;
• a spring housed in said cylindrical neck and attached to said foot, wherein said die buffer is spring loaded;
• and,
• attaching means for operatively connecting said die buffer to said die, said attaching means comprising at least one wire cable with first and second ends, an eye bolt attached to said first end of said wire cable, and a spring hook attached to said second end of said wire cable, such that when said spring hook is attached to said eye bolt, said die buffer is suspended from said eye bolt.