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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Stephen R. Estes, South Bend, IN (US);
Stephen R. Estes, South Bend, IN (US);
SSD Control Technology Inc., South Bend, IN (US);
Abstract
A device for consecutively forming one or more notches in a first surface and one or more notches in second surface of a hollow workpiece. The notching device including a first die and a second die that is fixed relative to the first die; and a shiftable punch having opposing first and second cutting surfaces. The punch shiftable between a first punching position and a second punching position and aligned such that the first cutting surface and the first die cooperating to form a first notch when the punch proceeds towards the first position, and the second cutting surface and the second die cooperating to form a second notch when the punch proceeds towards a second position.