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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A Licata, Greenville, NC (US);
Donald S Wright, Rocky Mount, NC (US);
Edward J Stanley, Greenville, NC (US);
Assignee:
ILCO Unican Corp., Rocky Mount, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
83277 ; 8352215 ; 8352219 ; 8352221 ; 83917 ; 83278 ; 83249 ; 83206 ; 83452 ; 83464 ;
Abstract
A key punch apparatus is provided for selectively removing notches of material from a key blank. The apparatus includes a punch and die subassembly which is rotatable between first and second positions. A carrier holds the key blank in an operative relation with the subassembly. An actuating handle is operatively coupled to the punch to cause an axial cutting stroke. Cutting a notch with the subassembly in the first position results in a notch having a first shape, while cutting a notch with the subassembly in the second position results in a notch having a second shape.