Sheet press device

Claim 1

A PRESS FOR FORMING ARTICLES FROM SUBSTANTIALLY THIN SHEET MATERIAL INCLUDING: (A) A PAIR OF SPACED SIDE SUPPORTING ELEMENTS HAVING A PREDETERMINED LONGITUDINAL DIMENSION AND HAVING A VERTICAL EXTENDING SLOT INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF; (B) A BASE NUMBER ARRANGED TO BE POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID SIDE ELEMENTS FOR REMOVABLE CONNECTION AND SUPPORT THEREOF AND HAVING A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS BEING ARRANGED IN SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE SLOTS OF SAID SIDE ELEMENTS AND HAVING BOTTOM DIE POSITIONING MEANS ON AT LEAST ONE SURFACE THEREOF; (C) AN UPPER DIE SUPPORTING MEMBER ARRANGED TO EXTEND TRANSVERSELY BETWEEN SAID SIDE SUPPORT ELEMENTS AND HAVING SLOT ENGAGING EXTENSIONS ON THE ENDS THEREOF TO BE RECEIVED IN THE GUIDE SLOTS OF SAID SIDE ELEMENTS AND HAVING UPPER DIE POSITIONING MEANS ARRANGED TRANSVERSELY THEREACROSS; AND (D) AN ACTUATING LEVER MEMBER COMPRISING: (1) A PAIR OF LEVER ARMS HAVING ONE END THEREOF RESPECTIVELY PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID SIDE ELEMENTS AND ARRANGED TO ENGAGE SAID UPPER DIE POSITIONING MEMBER WHEREBY SAID DIE POSITIONING MEMBER WILL BE SHIFTED VERTICALLY ALONG SAID GUIDE SLOTS; AND (2) HANDLE MEANS ENGAGING THE OTHER END OF SAID LEVER ARMS.