Patent ID: 11858025
Assignee: GRIPMETAL LIMITED
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A texturing apparatus comprising:
a base for receiving a section of a sheet of metal, the base extending along a base axis between a metal receiving end of the apparatus and a metal dispensing end of the apparatus;
a first knife mounted above the base, the first knife extending along a generally horizontal knife axis, and including a plurality of teeth that are spaced apart along the knife axis, the first knife moveable vertically towards the base and horizontally across the base; and
a slide block positioned adjacent to the first knife to contact a bottom of a press prior to the first knife texturing the sheet of metal;
a drive block moving the first knife to texture the sheet of metal in response to a force being applied by the slide block as the slide block contacts the bottom of the press;
a side bolt coupled to the drive block and being positioned adjacent to the first knife; and
a compress spring positioned on the side bolt to move the slide block to a starting position in response to the slide block no longer contacting the bottom of the press such that the first knife is arranged to perform another texturing operation,
wherein the knife axis is generally non-perpendicular to the base axis.