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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2013
Tapco International Corporation, Wixom, MI (US);
Clyde Allen, Columbiaville, MI (US);
Tapco International Corporation, Wixom, MI (US);
Abstract
A pivot link for interconnecting a locking bar and a pivoting arm of a sheet bending brake includes an arm portion and a locking bar portion. The arm portion defines a first threaded bore, and the locking bar portion defines a second threaded bore. A threaded stud extends between and interconnects the arm portion and the locking bar portion, and is disposed in threaded engagement with both the arm portion and the locking bar portion. The threaded stud includes a first thread portion in threaded engagement with the first threaded bore, and a second thread portion in threaded engagement with the second threaded bore. The first threaded bore and the first thread portion include one of a left hand thread or a right hand thread, and the second threaded bore and the second thread portion include the other of the left hand thread or the right hand thread.