Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
Notching apparatus for use between the bed and ram of a press, comprising: (a) a base adapted to be supported on the press bed; (b) a plurality of dies on said base, disposed one above the other; (c) a punch holder supported on said base for sliding movement and adapted at one end to be driven by the ram; (d) a plurality of punches on said holder disposed one above the other and each having cutting edge means for cooperating with the die in response to driven movement by the ram, there being means defining a recess beneath each of said cutting edge means receptive of the portion of the workpiece which is to be removed; and (e) a workpiece presser adjustably carried on said base at one side of said punch holder, and adapted to engage the workpiece for biasing it in a direction transverse to that of said sliding punch holder movement for urging the workpiece to a fixed position of engagement against a lateral side of at least one of said punches.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
Notching apparatus for use between the bed and ram of a press, comprising: (a) a base adapted to be supported on the press bed; (b) a plurality of dies on said base, disposed one above the other; (c) a punch holder supported on said base for sliding movement and adapted at one end to be driven by the ram; (d) a plurality of punches on said holder disposed one above the other and each having cutting edge means for cooperating with the die in response to driven movement by the ram, there being means defining a recess beneath each of said cutting edge means receptive of the portion of the workpiece which is to be removed; and (e) a workpiece presser adjustably carried on said base at one side of said punch holder, and adapted to engage the workpiece for biasing it in a direction transverse to that of said sliding punch holder movement for urging the workpiece to a fixed position of engagement against a lateral side of at least one of said punches.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
Notching apparatus according to claim 1 in which at least one of said recess means is in the upper side of the punch directly below the punch having one of said cutting edge means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
Notching apparatus according to claim 1 in which said punches are directly superimposed against each other, said cutting edge means extending substantially horizontally.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
Notching apparatus according to claim 1 in which said presser is engageable with the workpiece at the side thereof which is opposite to but registers with the part of the workpiece to be engaged by said punches.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
157 words
Notching apparatus for use between the bed and ram of a press, comprising: (a) a base adapted to be supported on the press bed and adapted to support at least one die thereon; (b) a punch holder supported on said base for sliding movement and adapted at one end to be driven by the ram, said punch holder being adapted to support at least one punch for cooperating with the die in response to driven movement by the ram; and (c) a workpiece presser adjustably carried on said base and disposed at all times in confronting relation to one lateral side of said punch holder, and adapted to engage the workpiece for biasing it in a direction transverse to that of said sliding punch holder movement for urging the workpiece to a fixed position of slidable engagement with a lateral side of the punch so that the workpiece can be clamped between the punch and said presser.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
157 words
Notching apparatus for use between the bed and ram of a press, comprising: (a) a base adapted to be supported on the press bed and adapted to support at least one die thereon; (b) a punch holder supported on said base for sliding movement and adapted at one end to be driven by the ram, said punch holder being adapted to support at least one punch for cooperating with the die in response to driven movement by the ram; and (c) a workpiece presser adjustably carried on said base and disposed at all times in confronting relation to one lateral side of said punch holder, and adapted to engage the workpiece for biasing it in a direction transverse to that of said sliding punch holder movement for urging the workpiece to a fixed position of slidable engagement with a lateral side of the punch so that the workpiece can be clamped between the punch and said presser.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
Notching apparatus according to claim 5 including: (a) C-shaped bracket on said base slidably receiving a portion of said presser within its C-shape; and (b) clamping means acting between said bracket and said presser for moving it toward and away from the workpiece.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A notching apparatus according to claim 5 in which the surface of said presser which is engageable with the workpiece has horizontally elongated recess means receptive of at least one projecting portion of the workpiece directed away from the punch holder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
Notching apparatus according to claim 5 including: (a) a die supported on said base; and (b) a punch on said holder having cutting edge means, there being means defining a recess beneath said cutting edge means receptive of the portion of the workpiece which is to be removed.