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US 2020/0061692 A1Published application
Notching device including a two-tier die set
OwnerAngelo ARROYOinventor
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Abstract
A notching device includes a base, a stand, a lever assembly, and a notching assembly. The base and stand are coupled together. The lever assembly is coupled to the stand and the notching assembly. The notching assembly includes a die set. The die set has a two-tier upper shoe and a lower shoe. The two-tier show has a first tier and a second tier separated by a gap and the lower shoe includes a notch. The two-tier upper shoe fits within the lower shoe.
Claims17
The notching device comprising:
- a base;
- a stand coupled to the base;
- a lever assembly coupled to the stand;
- a notching assembly coupled to the lever assembly;
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- a die set included in the notching assembly, the die set includes a two-tier upper shoe and a lower shoe, the two-tier upper shoe has a first tier and a second tier separated by a gap and the lower shoe includes a notch, wherein the two-tier upper shoe fits within the lower shoe.
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A method of operation of a notching device, comprising:
- disposing a lower shoe onto a base of a notching device;
- securing a two-tier upper shoe in a notching assembly of the notching device;
- placing a first layer of a drive cleat between an upper tier and a lower tier of the two-tier upper shoe;
- transitioning a lever of the notching device from a vertical position to a resting position, wherein the two-tier upper shoe transitions from a respective vertical position to a notching position in contact with the lower shoe and to create a notch within the first layer of the drive cleat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.