Patent ID: 6708858
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: B26D,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A clamp device for attaching a bar of an inner grid to an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine, comprising:a plate member defining a vertically extending inner face, an opposite vertically extending outer face, a horizontally extending upper face having a cavity formed therein for receiving a portion of the bar, and a bore extending between the inner face and the outer face along an axis at an acute angle to the outer face, the cavity in the upper face of the plate member being defined by first and second spaced vertically extending sidewalls that extend between the inner and outer faces and a horizontal lower wall; and a wedge member pivotably disposed within the cavity and movable between a clamping position for retaining the portion of the bar in the cavity of the plate member and a release position, the wedge member including a clamping surface engageable with the bar with the wedge member in the clamping position.