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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E Weykamp, Plum Boro, PA (US);
Robert P Evert, Allison Park, PA (US);
Assignee:
Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ; B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72296 ; 72466 ;
Abstract
A tool device for supporting one or more walls of an elongated hollow member located in a recess of a die for bending said member over a surface of the die while said member is in a stretched condition. The tool device comprises a plurality of segments held together in a snake-like arrangement by at least one cable extending through the segments. Opposed ends of the cable are provided with means for connecting the cable to opposed clamp assemblies of stretch bend apparatus.