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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2011
Mike Mueller, Phoenix, AZ (US);
George Lynn Hagen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Scott Basham, Chandler, AZ (US);
Mark Tarter, Mesa, AZ (US);
Carl Ito, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Kenneth C. Booth, Mesa, AZ (US);
Mike Mueller, Phoenix, AZ (US);
George Lynn Hagen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Scott Basham, Chandler, AZ (US);
Mark Tarter, Mesa, AZ (US);
Carl Ito, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Kenneth C. Booth, Mesa, AZ (US);
The Hillman Group, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A key duplication system may include a housing, a key blank receiving aperture, a cutter and a clamp adjacent to the receiving aperture, wherein the key blank is guided to a predetermined position in relation to the cutter through engagement of a carrier with the housing. A method of aligning a key blank blade with a key blank carrier in relation to a cutter may include guiding a key blade into a cutting position through contact with a key blade receiving aperture, securing at least a portion of the carrier with a clamp, cutting a key bit pattern into the key blank blade and releasing the key blank.