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US 2023/0405693 A1Published application
Workpiece shearing apparatus
AssigneeGreenlee Tools, Inc.
InventorJohn Russell Fenske
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Abstract
A shearing apparatus includes a housing, dies within the housing, a force transmitting apparatus; and a die engaging mechanism between the force transmitting apparatus and the movable die. The dies are movable relative to each other and have cutouts which cut a workpiece. The die engaging mechanism is releasable to decouple the force transmitting apparatus from the movable die.
Claims18
A shearing apparatus comprising:
- a housing comprising walls forming a die pocket having opposite open sides;
- a stationary die seated in the die pocket, the stationary die having a cutout therein configured to cut a workpiece;
- a movable die seated in the die pocket, the movable die having a cutout therein configured to cut a workpiece;
- a force transmitting apparatus coupled to the movable die by a die engaging mechanism, the die engaging mechanism configured to be released to decouple the force transmitting apparatus and the movable die;
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- wherein the movable die is movable longitudinally relative to the stationary die and the housing when moved by the force transmitting apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.