US Patent: 2,302,958
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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: |
Jul. 13, 1940 |
| Granted: |
Nov. 24, 1942 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Roper-Whitney Co.
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Description: |
| Claim:
A bending brake having, in combination, an elongated bed, an apron mounted to swing about ani axis substantially coincident with the front edge of the bed, a rigid platen extending longitudinally of said bed and arranged to cooperate therewith to clamp a metal sheet or the like in position to be bent by the swinging of said apron and to define the line on which the sheet is bent, a said platen having two sections, one section presenting a fixed bending edge extending over a substantial length of the platen for direct engagement with the sheet to be bent, the other section of said platen being offset upwardly and rearwardly from said one section, said other section being operative to support a series of detachable fingers each having a projecting end defining a bending edge adapted to align with the bending edge of said one section. |
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