High energy impact forming machine

Claim 1

A MACHINE OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED, COMPRISING A ONEPIECE COMPLETELY METAL FRAME INCLUDING A HEAD PORTION, A RELATIVELY HEAVY BASE PORTION SPACED FROM SAID HEAD PORTION AND SIDE ELEMENTS EXTENDING FROM SAID HEAD PORTION AND HAVING INTEGRAL JUNCTIONS WITH SAID BASE PORTION, A RAM DISPOSED FOR RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID HEAD AND BASE PORTIONS, SEALED HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC MEANS ON SAID HEAD PORTION FOR ACTUATING SAID RAM THROUGH A WORKING STROKE AT A HIGH VELOCITY AND DIRECTING THE RAM AGAINST A WORKPIECE WITH A HIGH IMPACT FORCE, MEANS FOR RECOCKING AND RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID RAM INCLUDING A LATCH STRUCTURE MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT ALONG SAID FRAME BETWEEN SAID HEAD AND BASE PORTIONS, MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID LATCH STRUCTURE BETWEEN SAID HEAD AND BASE PORTIONS, SAID BASE PORTION INCLUDING A ROUNDED SEAT OPPOSITELY FROM SAID RAM AND SUBSTANTIALLY MERGING WITH SAID JUNCTIONS, AND A METAL PAD MEMBER SEPARATE FROM AND SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLEMENTARY TO AND FITTING WITHIN SAID SEAT FOR SUPPORTING A WORKPIECE TO BE PROCESSED AND FOR DISTRIBUTING IMPACT LOADS ACROSS SAID BASE PORTION IN A MANNER WHICH MINIMIZES STRESS CONCENTRATIONS AT SAID JUNCTIONS.