Patent ID: 6644090
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
A safety tool for supporting and holding at least one interchangeable punch having a shank with a first groove to an upper beam of a press-bending machine, comprising: a first clamping device adapted to be joined to the beam, the clamping device having a support body, a holding clip, joined to the support body, and a safety hook joined to the holding clip, the safety hook having at one end a hooking tooth for engaging the groove of the shank of the punch, wherein the holding clip has a plurality of holding clip teeth adjacent the support body for engaging the safety hook, and wherein a first one of the holding clip teeth, when engaging the safety hook, supports the safety hook and wherein a second one of the holding clip teeth, when engaging the safety hook, exerts a force on the safety hook, such that the safety hook is pressed against the shank.