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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2003
Applicant:
John Dicesare, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Inventor:
John DiCesare, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Assignee:
Magna International Inc., Aurora, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/02 (2006.01); B21D 39/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydroforming apparatus includes a hydroforming die member and a hydroforming press. A fastener couples the press to the die member, the fastener having a shaft and a shoulder. A spacer positioned on the fastener spaces the die member from the press. The shaft is secured to the press housing. The shoulder is positioned within a slot in the die member configured to receive the shoulder as the shoulder is inserted into the slot in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the fastener.