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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:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
William F Baker, Scottdale, AZ (US);
Robert A Rhinefrank, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Larry P Hulsey, Peoria, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Automated Solutions, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29822 ; 292435 ;
Abstract
An automated clinching apparatus for securing a decorative cover to a reaction plate, forming an air bag module, the reaction plate including a plurality of tabs received by the decorative cover and clinched to secure the decorative cover to the reaction plate. The automated clinching apparatus includes a clamp assembly configured to engage and hold the air bag module, and a tab clinch assembly positioned adjacent the clamp assembly for automatically clinching the tabs of the reaction plate.