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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steve Michael Raio, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
John Boyer, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Proprocess Corporation, Paramount, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 1/04 ;
Abstract
A pressing device is disclosed including a housing, a lower engaged to that housing and adapted to receive products to be pressed and an upper platen engaged to the housing and manually translatable with respect to the lower platen. A handle mechanism is connected to the upper platen for translating the upper platen with respect to the lower platen. The handle mechanism includes a resilient over-center locking mechanism for translating the upper platen to a locked position proximate the lower platen, whereupon the upper platen is further translated towards the lower platen independent of manual force.