US 5,819,647 AGranted

Embossing press

AssigneeBalgo Products, Ltd.

InventorYeshayaou Balosh

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Abstract

A paper or sheet material embossing press that uses snap-fit parts with a minimal use of bolts, rivets, welding, is disclosed. The embossing press has an embossing (or forward) end and rear end, and is constructed of a base frame having a lower arm extending from the rear end to the embossing end and having structure for supporting a lower die or die-holder at the embossing end. The embossing press further has a lever extending upwardly from the rear end and forwardly to a position over the embossing end, the lever supporting portion pivots yet has removably supported thereon the anchoring end of an operating lever. The embossing press has an operating lever having an anchoring end that is pivotally and removably supported by the lever supporting portion, a lower die to die-holder fixedly held in snap-fit engagement with the structure for supporting the lower die, an upper die or die-holder having an integral spring arm extending toward the rear end, the integral spring arm having a fixed end remote from the upper die, the integral spring arm serving to support the upper die above the lower die in a position to enable the upper die to be moved toward and away from the lower die, whereby by such movement brings their opposed faces into mating registry during an embossing operation.

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Dependent claims

An embossing press for use in embossing paper or other embossable sheet materials with a desired pattern and having an embossing end and a rear end, the embossing press comprising:

(a) a base frame having as integral parts thereof
(i) a lower arm extending from said rear end to said embossing end and having means for supporting a lower die or a die-holder at said embossing end wherein said means for supporting has outwardly extending flat ears, and
(ii) upwardly extending from said rear end and forwardly to a position over said embossing end a lever supporting portion provided with means for pivotally yet removably supporting thereon an anchoring end of an operating lever;
and
(b) an operating lever having an anchoring end and being pivotally yet removably supported at said anchoring end by said lever supporting portion,
(c) a lower die or die-holder fixedly held in a snap-fit engagement with said means for supporting a lower die or a die-holder.
(d) an upper die or die-holder comprising an integral spring arm extending toward said rear end, said integral spring arm comprising a fixed end remote from said upper die or die holder, said integral spring arm
(i) serving to support said upper die or die-holder above said lower die or die-holder and in a position to enable said upper die or die-holder to be moved toward and away from said lower die or die-holder, whereby such movement of the upper die or die-holder toward said lower die or die-holder their respective opposed faces are brought into mating registry during an embossing operation;
and
(ii) a frame floor having as a unitarily integral part thereof a spring arm anchoring means, into which said spring arm is fixedly held in a snap-fit engagement and yet removably anchored thereto.

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An embossing press for use in embossing paper or other embossable sheet materials with a desired pattern and having an embossing end and rear end, the embossing press comprising:

(a) a base frame having as integral parts thereof
(i) a lower arm extending from said rear end to said embossing end and having means for supporting a lower die or a die-holder at said embossing end wherein said means for supporting has outwardly extending flat ears, and
(ii) upwardly extending from said rear end and forwardly to a position over said embossing end a lever supporting portion provided with means for pivotally yet removably supporting thereon an anchoring end of an operating lever;
and
(b) an operating lever having an anchoring end and being pivotally yet removably supported at said anchoring end by said lever supporting portion,
(c) a lower die or die-holder fixedly held in a snap-fit engagement with said means for supporting a lower die or a die-holder,
(d) an upper die or die-holder comprising an integral spring arm extending toward said rear end, said integral spring arm comprising a fixed end remote from said upper die or die holder, said integral spring arm
(i) serving to support said upper die or die-holder above said lower die or die-holder and in a position to enable said upper die or die-holder to be moved toward and away from said lower die or die-holder, whereby by such movement of the upper die or die-holder toward said lower die or die-holder their respective opposed faces are brought into mating registry during an embossing operation;
(ii) a frame floor having as a unitarily integral part thereof a spring arm anchoring means, into which said spring arm is fixedly held in a snap-fit engagement and yet removably anchored thereto;
and
(iii) said upper die or die-holder and said integral spring arm are made of a material selected from the group consisting of resilient plastic or Acetal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.