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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2012
David Hebert, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Matthew John Villani, Savannah, GA (US);
David Livingston, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David Hebert, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Matthew John Villani, Savannah, GA (US);
David Livingston, The Woodlands, TX (US);
FIRTH RIXSON LIMITED, East Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A die locking device including a press having a top end, a bottom end and a plurality of channels disposed around a perimeter of the press. The device also includes a plurality of actuators, each of the plurality of actuators affixed to a first end of one of a plurality of locking arms that are each at least partially disposed in one of the plurality of channels. The device also includes a plurality of locking clips, each affixed to a second end of each of the plurality of locking arms and each affixed to one of a plurality of hinges. The plurality of hinges is configured to receive and secure a die stack to the top end of the press.