Pivot link for bending brake

A sheet bending brake comprising:

• a frame member having a lower leg and an upper leg extending outward in spaced relationship relative to the lower leg;
• a pivoting arm pivotably attached to the frame member;
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• a pivot link reacting between the upper leg of the frame member and the pivoting arm, and operable to move the pivoting arm between an open position and a clamping position, the pivot link including:
• an arm portion rotatably attached to the pivoting arm for rotation about a first link axis;
• a locking bar portion rotatably coupled to the upper leg of the frame member for rotation about a second link axis;
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• a threaded stud extending between and interconnecting the arm portion and the locking bar portion, and disposed in threaded engagement with both the arm portion and the locking bar portion.

A pivot link for interconnecting a locking bar and a pivoting arm of a sheet bending brake, the pivot link comprising:

• a locking bar portion defining a first threaded bore;
• an arm portion defining a second threaded bore;
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• a threaded stud extending between and interconnecting the arm portion and the locking bar portion, and disposed in threaded engagement with both the arm portion and the locking bar portion;
• wherein the threaded stud includes a first thread portion in threaded engagement with the first threaded bore, and a second thread portion in threaded engagement with the second threaded bore;
• and
• wherein the first threaded bore and the first thread portion include one of a left hand thread form or a right hand thread form, and the second threaded bore and the second thread portion include the other of the left hand thread form or the right hand thread form.