Class 72/301 - With bodily motion in fixed path

Subclass of Class 72 - Metal deforming
Definition: Subject matter wherein the means to move or guide said movable
No. of patents: 30
Last issue date: 08/30/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
8006530	Apparatus and methods for material fabrication Apparatus and methods for fabricating materials by die-forming that may be implemented to form a joggle in a bendable workpiece by securing the workpiece to each of at least two respective adjacent working areas, and then by displacing at least one of the at least t...	08/30/2011
7523633	Wire tray jig and bending method A jig for bending a wire tray comprising: a base to carry a rear end portion of the wire tray, having a front end portion having two spaced points adapted for hangable connection; b) two swinging arms each hingably attached to the front end portion of the base; c) a...	04/28/2009
7401487	Apparatus and methods for material fabrication Apparatus and methods for fabricating materials by die-forming that may be implemented to form a joggle in a bendable workpiece by securing the workpiece to each of at least two respective adjacent working areas, and then by displacing at least one of the at least t...	07/22/2008
7350386	Method and apparatus for making tubes In a method of making a tube, a sheet metal blank is placed in a U-shaped cavity of a lower mold of a shaping tool, and pressed into the cavity by a ram to shape the blank into a U-shaped configuration. In a next process step, the U-shaped blank is formed between an...	04/01/2008
7254975	Vehicle repair clamps Devices for straightening portions of a vehicle, particularly the unibody and/or frame of a vehicle following a collision. A device comprising a clamp which is attachable to a pulling device which exerts a pulling force in a direction P. The clamp comprises jaws whi...	08/14/2007
7065853	Method of forming a hex nut from a planar material A hex nut formed from cutting and deforming a rigid planar material and having an integral attachment surface continuous with the deformable planar material allows attachment of the hex nut to any suitable surface. A rigid planar material such as a piece of flat met...	06/27/2006
6957558	Encaustic metal tile fabrication equipment An encaustic metal tile fabrication equipment includes a roller unit operated to roll an encaustic metal sheet into a corrugated encaustic metal sheet, a shape forming mechanism having a first shape forming mold unit and a second shape forming mold unit and operated...	10/25/2005
6935154	Method for locating variable length components in a modular forming die An apparatus and a method for accurately and repeatably positioning metallic parts having variable length extrusions and shaped sheet metal in a modular die system that forms a joggle in the metallic parts. The apparatus of the present invention includes a standard ...	08/30/2005
6711931	Device and method for locating variable length components in a modular forming die An apparatus and a method for accurately and repeatably positioning metallic parts having variable length extrusions and shaped sheet metal in a modular die system that forms a joggle in the metallic parts. The apparatus of the present invention includes a standard ...	03/30/2004
6318144	Vehicle accident rescue tool A vehicle accident rescue tool, constructed so as to lift and pull a steering column vertically and horizontally. The rescue tool (10) includes a base (12), a base arm (14) carried by base (12) and, preferably, disposed at a substantially right angle to b...	11/20/2001
5937683	Automobile repair tool A tool for use in body and frame repair of vehicles in which a defined contracting force is repetitively applied. A pneumatic ram is used to apply a contracting force between two hooks. The force applied is defined by an operator and is monitored so that ...	08/17/1999
5934132	Offset bender for tubing An offset conduit bender has a pair of shoes which are pivotally connected to one another so that axes of the shoes remain parallel. Each shoe has a specially shaped groove in it for receiving a tube inserted into the grooves and which support the tube as...	08/10/1999
5924320	Device for unfolding a shaped metal article and a method for unfolding the same In a device and method for unfolding a shaped metal article having a longitudinal bent or curved portion, the shaped metal article is unfolded along the bent or curved portion. The device is provided with a vacuum-type absorbing means for absorbing at lea...	07/20/1999
5910183	Stretch-forming machine with servo-controlled curving jaws A stretch-forming machine of the type wherein a pair of opposed curving jaws grips opposing ends of a metal sheet to be stretch-formed in a curved configuration. Each of the jaws are formed of an array of adjacent grippers movable relative to each other b...	06/08/1999
5425260	Accident rescue tool An accident rescue tool is disclosed having a base, a base arm fixedly attached to the base, and a lifting arm pivotably attached to the base. In addition, means for pivoting the lifting arm toward the base arm is provided, as is a first chain connected t...	06/20/1995
5351517	Method of, and a machine for, stretching and bending a profiled length of material A method of stretching and bending hollow profiled lengths of material provides for the hollow profiled length to be bent symmetrically from both ends, starting from the ends of the length of material, simultaneously in a Y torsion direction under initial...	10/04/1994
5222384	Reciprocal conduit bender A reciprocating bender for conduit which may make equal and opposite bends in a length of conduit. The reciprocating bender includes a bending deck, a traveling bending shoe, a rising bending shoe, a jack, and a stabilizer. The conduit is placed adjacent ...	06/29/1993
5038595	Extractor device for extrusion press An extraction device for a metal tube obtained by hot extrusion is located along an extrusion axis downstream of the die of an extrusion press. The extraction device has a group of elastic metal fingers for gripping the tube against a bearing surface of a...	08/13/1991
4922741	Stator coil former A stator coil former is separated into forming sections and block supports. The forming sections are preferably separated into three sections: a cell bend forming section, an involute forming section and a lead bend forming section. The cell and lead bend...	05/08/1990
4893391	Method and apparatus for producing round-rolled parts for heat exchangers The method of making a round-rolled part for a heat exchanger comprises connecting the tubes and the irradiating elements to each other to form a rectilinear network, clamping both ends of the rectilinear network and stretching and bending the clamped net...	01/16/1990
4739643	Method of manufacturing a diamond coil for a rotating electric machine A manufacturing method for a diamond coil for a rotating electric machine comprises bending a straight conductor in a first plane at eight points so as to produce coil leads, coil ends, and coil straight portions. The conductor is next twisted about its l...	04/26/1988
4732029	Accident rescue tool An accident rescue tool adapted for use in aiding removal of an occupant from a wrecked vehicle which has been badly damaged, or is in a position rendering use of known rescue tools difficult, the tool of the present invention preferably being so designed...	03/22/1988
4674165	Method for manufacturing rounded parts, such as motor vehicle consisting of wheel rims The inventive method produces round parts consisting of profiled metal sections from a straight, profiled extruded section forming a wheel-like shape having butt ends joined together by welding. Bending the straight section into a round part is accomplish...	06/23/1987
4646550	Coil bending machine with floating spreaders An improved coil forming machine for spreading a simple coil and forming its end turns into a shape to fit into the slots of a rotor or stator. A carriage is mounted to a support frame for free floating lateral movement. The carriage has two sections whic...	03/03/1987
4558580	Coil shaping apparatus A shaper for the coils of large rotary electric machines bends an elongate loop coil blank so that the inwardly-directed faces (15) of the straight parallel sections are turned downwardly so that the ends (14) of the coil "kink" downwardly, thereby making...	12/17/1985
4528835	Roofing for building and method and apparatus for making the roofing A method of and apparatus for manufacturing a roofing of sheet metal, where a sheet in a first step is preformed so as by a first operation perpendicular to its surface extension, the sheet is provided with a contour of wave-shape and in a second step, is...	07/16/1985
4497193	Gripping head of an hydraulic sheet stretcher A gripping head (1) comprises a plurality of vertical, spaced laminae (3) defining a gripping aperture (4) for gripping a sheet (7) to be stretched. The laminae (3) are welded at one edge to flanges of a horizontal cross member. In order to facilitate the...	02/05/1985
4450708	Universal, adjustable bending form for shaping electrical windings An adjustable flexible form for shaping electrical windings is attached between two end supports. The flexible form can be arched by moving the end supports closest to one another. A twist can be imparted into the arched flexible form by rotation of one o...	05/29/1984
4320648	Method for making roofing A method, and an apparatus for carrying out that method, for making roofing from a stretchable and deformable sheet material. The roofing sections are made from sheet material which has a preformed laterally sinu-soidal configuration which is reconfigured...	03/23/1982
4141260	Apparatus for making saw blades An apparatus and method of making a continuous saw blade having stepped saw segments whereby the cutting teeth in each segment define a cutting edge which is inclined relative to a back edge so that the respective teeth are rendered self-feeding during a ...	02/27/1979

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