Patent ID: 9211581
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stripper assembly plate comprising: a first face, a second face and a centerline axis; a plurality of grooves located around a perimeter of the first face and facing toward the centerline axis of the plate, each groove adapted to engage with a corresponding flange of a punch guide when aligned therewith; and a plurality of gripper slots extending through the plate from the first face to the second face thereof, each gripper slot of the plurality of gripper slots being formed by a sidewall, the sidewall including a first end and a second end, the second end being spaced apart from the first end by a gap, the first end being terminated by one relief and the second end being terminated by another relief, each sidewall having a first flexing portion adjacent said first end and a second flexing portion adjacent said second end; wherein the reliefs of each gripper slot allow for insertion and withdrawal of a corresponding stripper member, such that each gripper slot is configured to releasably couple the corresponding stripper member to the plate, the flexing portions of each sidewall being configured to flex and thereby spread in response to the insertion or withdrawal of the corresponding stripper member with the gripper slot.