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US 2020/0246885 A1Published application
Key duplication machine having pivoting clamp
AssigneeThe Hillman Group, Inc.
InventorsPhillip GERLINGS, Michael SCHMIDT, Lawrence PEREA
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Abstract
A clamp is disclosed for a key making machine. The clamp may have an anvil, and a door movable toward the anvil to sandwich a key blank therebetween. The clamp may also have a gate pivotally connected to the door and configured to engage the key blank.
Claims20
A clamp for a key making machine, comprising:
- an anvil;
- a door movable toward the anvil;
- a mounting shelf extending inwardly from the door and located between an upper end and a lower end of the door;
- and
- a gate pivotally connected to the mounting shelf and configured to sandwich the key blank between the gate and the anvil.
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A key making machine, comprising:
- a housing having a first opening configured to receive an existing key, and at least a second opening configured to receive at least one key blank;
- an imaging system located within the housing and configured to capture an edge profile of the existing key;
- at least one fabrication module configured to cut the edge profile into the at least one key blank;
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- a clamp located within the at least one fabrication module and being configured to secure the at least one key blank during cutting of the edge profile, the clamp including:
- an anvil;
- a door movable toward the anvil;
- an inwardly extending mounting shelf connected to the door and located between an upper end and a lower end of the door;
- and
- a gate pivotally connected to the mounting shelf and configured to sandwich the key blank between the gate and the anvil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.