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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Glenn Starkey, Wauconda, IL (US);
Kenneth Rumore, Wauconda, IL (US);
Inventors:
Glenn Starkey, Wauconda, IL (US);
Kenneth Rumore, Wauconda, IL (US);
Assignee:
Progressive Components International Corporation, Wauconda, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/20 (2006.01); B29C 45/83 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An alignment interlock for reciprocating tooling that includes a female lock having a central engagement area and a corresponding male lock having a profile shaped to matingly engage with the central engagement area. A plurality of particle rings are preferably formed on an engagement surface of the profile and an engagement ramp having a polished, radiused lead-in is preferably formed at a leading edge of the profile.