Patent ID: 6085570
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
A powered, portable, metal bending apparatus, comprising:first and second spaced apart end plates, each having respective first and second surfaces, each having a plurality of symmetrically positioned openings extending therethrough;a rectangular carrying element having first and second surfaces and corners of arcuate configuration;a plurality of elongated guiding members each having screw threaded ends and an accompanying nuts, said guiding members slidably nesting in a respective carrying member arcuate corner and said guiding member ends each passing through a respective opening of the end plates and connecting one to the other with said accompanying nuts maintaining the guiding members to the end plates;a die having first and second parts, said die first part being connectable to the second surface of the first end plate and said second die part being connectable to the first surface of the carrying element, said die parts being nestable one within the other; anda hydraulic jack positionable between the second end plate and the carrying element and being adapted to move the second die part between a first position at which the die parts are spaced a preselected distance one from the other and a second position at which the die parts are nesting one within the other, said apparatus having a weight in the range of about 15 to about 50 about pounds.