Key clamp
AssigneeIconX, LLC
InventorsDavid HORSFALL, Polly CROWTHER
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Abstract
A key clamp for a key cutting apparatus is provided. The key clamp comprises a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw comprises an engagement surface having a widthwise dimension and a lengthwise dimension. The engagement surface comprises a first row of serrations, arranged along a lengthwise edge of the engagement surface, and a second row of serrations. The second jaw has an engagement surface comprising a row of serrations for location, in the widthwise dimension, between the first row of serrations in the first jaw and the second row of serrations in the first jaw.
Claims16
A key clamp for a key cutting apparatus, the key clamp comprising:
- a first jaw comprising an engagement surface having a widthwise dimension and a lengthwise dimension, wherein the engagement surface comprises a first row of serrations, arranged along a lengthwise edge of the engagement surface, and a second row of serrations;
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- a second jaw having an engagement surface comprising a row of serrations for location, in the widthwise dimension, between the first row of serrations in the first jaw and the second row of serrations in the first jaw.
A key clamp for a key cutting apparatus, the key clamp comprising:
- a first jaw comprising an engagement surface having a widthwise dimension and a lengthwise dimension, wherein the engagement surface comprises a first row of serrations, arranged along a lengthwise edge of the engagement surface, and a second row of serrations;
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- a second jaw having an engagement surface comprising a row of serrations for location, in the widthwise dimension, between the first row of serrations in the first jaw and the second row of serrations in the first jaw,
- wherein the engagement surfaces of the first and second jaws each include a substantially v-shaped recess shaped to receive a portion of a curved shaft of a key, and
- wherein the serrations are substantially pyramid-shaped in the first row of serrations in the engagement surface of the first jaw, in the second row of serrations in the engagement surface of the first jaw, and/or in the row of serrations in the engagement surface of the second jaw.
A key clamp for a key cutting apparatus, the key clamp comprising:
- a first jaw comprising an engagement surface having a widthwise dimension and a lengthwise dimension, wherein the engagement surface comprises a first row of serrations, arranged along a lengthwise edge of the engagement surface, and a second row of serrations;
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- a second jaw having an engagement surface comprising a row of serrations for location, in the widthwise dimension, between the first row of serrations in the first jaw and the second row of serrations in the first jaw,
- wherein the row of serrations in the engagement surface of the second jaw is for location, in the lengthwise dimension, between adjacent serrations in the first row of serrations and/or between adjacent serrations in the engagement surface of the second row of serrations, and
- wherein the serrations are substantially pyramid-shaped in the first row of serrations in the engagement surface of the first jaw, in the second row of serrations in the engagement surface of the first jaw, and/or in the row of serrations in the engagement surface of the second jaw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.