US Patent: 2,190,839
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| Bending Brake
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Patentee:
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| John Jensen (exact or similar names) - Rockford, Winnebago County, IL |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jun. 21, 1937 |
| Granted: |
Feb. 20, 1940 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Roper-Whitney Co.
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Description: |
| Claim:
A bending brake comprising, in combination, for a supporting framework, a bed carried by said framework, a, platen arranged above said bed for swinging movement toward and away from the same, said platen pr esenting a continuous bending edgc for the bending of plain sheets, auxiliary bending fingers adapted to be detachably connected to said platen and to extend downwardly and forwardly from said continuous bending edge, links pivotally mounted on said framework adjacent the opposite ends of said platen, each of said links having two parallel slots therein inclined with respect to the plane of the lower side of said platen, means supporting said links with the slotted portions thereof above said bed, and means including laterally projecting pins extending from the front and rear portions of each end of said platen and inserted in said slots for adjustably supporting said platen on said links at a selected height above said bed and displaced a corresponding distance rearwardly thereof, whereby said platen may be readily positioned with either said continuous bending edge or said auxiliary fingers in operative relation with said bed. |
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