Patent ID: 8322180
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
1. A metal bending apparatus, comprising, in combination: a portable frame comprising: a vertical plate having a front side and a back side, the back side connected to a frame front, the vertical plate affixed to the second upright and the fourth upright; a plurality of round nodes, each node having a different diameter, each node selectively affixed to the vertical plate; a horizontal brace affixed to the back side of the vertical plate; a metal retainer affixed to the horizontal brace, the metal retainer selectively retaining an existing sheet metal; a first pivot support vertically affixed to the vertical plate; a second pivot support vertically affixed to the vertical plate; a pivoting assembly pivotally affixed to the frame via a first pivot disposed on the first pivot support and a second pivot disposed on the second pivot support, the pivoting assembly comprising: