Piercing tip for scrap shear
OwnerBrian Purserinventor
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Abstract
A piercing tip for a jaw of a shearing apparatus includes a main body having an open linear slot formed therein, and a complementary linear channel formed in the main body parallel to and open to the slot to capture within the channel an enlarged elongate head of a jaw of a shearing apparatus. A jaw for a shearing apparatus includes a raised rail, an enlarged elongate head positioned along the raised rail, and a piercing tip for piercing the scrap material upon movement of the jaw to the closed position. The piercing tip has a slot formed therein for receiving the raised rail and a widened channel formed in the slot for receiving the enlarged elongate head to maintain the engagement of the piercing tip with the second jaw.
Claims20
A piercing tip for a jaw of a shearing apparatus comprising:
- (a) a main body having an open linear slot formed therein;
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- (b) a widened linear channel formed in the main body parallel to and open to the slot to capture within the channel a complementary-shaped elongate head of a jaw of a shearing apparatus.
A jaw for a shearing apparatus of the type having two opposing jaws, at least one of which is pivotally mounted to the shearing apparatus and is movable between a relatively open position for receiving scrap material and a closed position for bearing shear force upon the scrap material, the jaw comprising:
- (a) a raised rail and an enlarged elongate head positioned along the raised rail;
- (b) a piercing tip carried on the jaw for piercing the scrap material upon movement of the jaw to the closed position;
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- (c) wherein the piercing tip has a slot formed therein for receiving the raised rail and a widened channel formed in the slot for receiving the enlarged elongate head to maintain engagement of the piercing tip with the second jaw.
A shearing apparatus for reducing scrap material comprising:
- (a) a first member having a first jaw on an end thereof;
- (b) a second member pivotally mounted to the first member for movement about a pivot axis;
- (c) a second jaw carried by the second member opposing the first jaw, the second jaw being movable about the pivot axis relative to the first jaw between a relatively open position for receiving scrap material between the first jaw and the second jaw and a closed position for bearing shear force upon the scrap material;
- (d) a piercing tip carried by the second jaw for piercing the scrap material upon movement of the second jaw to the closed position;
- (e) wherein the second jaw has a raised rail and an enlarged elongate head positioned along the raised rail;
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- (f) wherein the piercing tip has a slot formed therein for receiving the raised rail and a widened channel formed in the slot for receiving the enlarged elongate head to maintain engagement of the piercing tip with the second jaw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.