Transfer Bar

A transfer bar comprising:

• a remaining bar remaining inside a press body;
• a movable bar that is adapted to be transferred to and from the press body;
• and
• a connecting device that detachably connects the remaining bar and the movable bar,
• the connecting device comprising a remaining-side clamp attached to the remaining bar and a movable-side clamp attached to the movable bar,
• the remaining-side clamp comprising one of a male fitted portion and a female fitted portion that are fitted to one another around a connecting direction, the movable-side clamp having the other of the male fitted portion and the female fitted portion, the male fitted portion and the female fitted portion defining a first connector,
• wherein a male engagement portion and a female engagement portion are accommodated inside the male and female fitted portions of the remaining-side clamp and the movable-side clamp, the male engagement portion being provided on one of the remaining-side clamp and the movable-side clamp and extending toward the other of the remaining-side clamp and the movable-side clamp, the female engagement portion being provided on the other of the remaining-side clamp and the movable-side clamp and engaging with an outer circumference of the male engagement portion, the male and female engagement portion defining a second connector,
• the female engagement portion of the second connector comprising a movable member moving in a direction orthogonal to the connecting direction, a movement of the movable member effecting an engagement and disengagement of the female engagement portion from the male engagement portion.