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Punch tool alignment apparatus

Assignee: Houdaille Industries Inc
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Filing: 1964-06-08
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Granted: 1966-01-25
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Expires: 1984-06-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Rovoldt Charles Lee

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 03:23
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D28/00; B21D28/02; B21D28/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/202; Y10T83/2092; Y10T83/2096; Y10T83/217; Y10T83/2172; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8821; Y10T83/8867; Y10T83/929; Y10T83/9457; Y10T83/9473; Y10T83/9483

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 149 words
ALIGNMENT APPARATUS FOR PUNCHING TOOLS HAVING NONCIRCULAR CUTTING EDGES, COMPRISING: (A) A RIGID FRAME HAVING A FIRST ARM CONSTRUCTED TO SUPPORT A FIRST OF SUCH TOOLS, AND HAVING A SECOND ARM SPACED THEREFROM AND PROVIDED WITH MEANS DEFINING A FIRST GUIDE BORE; (B) A GUIDE SLEEVE ROTATABLY SUPPORTED AND GUIDED IN SAID FIRST GUIDE BORE, AND HAVING MEANS DIFINING A SECOND GUIDE BORE SLIDABLY RECEPTIVE OF A SECOND OF SUCH TOOLS, SAID SECOND-BORE-DEFINING-MEANS BEING SO SHAPED AS TO BE OPERATIVE TO PRECLUDE ANY ANGULAR MOVEMENT OF THE SECOND TOOL WITH RESPECT TO SAID GUIDE SLEEVE WHILE ENABLING RELATIVE SLIDING MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN; AND (C) ADJUSTABLE KEYING MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTED ON SAID SECOND ARM AND HAVING AN END EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FIRST GUIDE BORE AND RECEIVED SNUGLY IN A SLOT IN SAID GUIDE SLEEVE UPON ROTATION OF WHICH KEYING MEANS, SAID GUIDE SLEEVE MAY BE ROTATED TO ANGULARLY ALIGN THE TOOLS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 149 words
ALIGNMENT APPARATUS FOR PUNCHING TOOLS HAVING NONCIRCULAR CUTTING EDGES, COMPRISING: (A) A RIGID FRAME HAVING A FIRST ARM CONSTRUCTED TO SUPPORT A FIRST OF SUCH TOOLS, AND HAVING A SECOND ARM SPACED THEREFROM AND PROVIDED WITH MEANS DEFINING A FIRST GUIDE BORE; (B) A GUIDE SLEEVE ROTATABLY SUPPORTED AND GUIDED IN SAID FIRST GUIDE BORE, AND HAVING MEANS DIFINING A SECOND GUIDE BORE SLIDABLY RECEPTIVE OF A SECOND OF SUCH TOOLS, SAID SECOND-BORE-DEFINING-MEANS BEING SO SHAPED AS TO BE OPERATIVE TO PRECLUDE ANY ANGULAR MOVEMENT OF THE SECOND TOOL WITH RESPECT TO SAID GUIDE SLEEVE WHILE ENABLING RELATIVE SLIDING MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN; AND (C) ADJUSTABLE KEYING MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTED ON SAID SECOND ARM AND HAVING AN END EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FIRST GUIDE BORE AND RECEIVED SNUGLY IN A SLOT IN SAID GUIDE SLEEVE UPON ROTATION OF WHICH KEYING MEANS, SAID GUIDE SLEEVE MAY BE ROTATED TO ANGULARLY ALIGN THE TOOLS.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-01-24 1969-07-26 1970-01-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-01-24 1973-07-26 1974-01-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-01-24 1977-07-26 1978-01-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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