Patent ID: 6732564
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
In combination, a press brake tool and press brake tool holder, the holder having a body with walls defining a downwardly open, tool receiving recess having a top, a downwardly facing force-delivering shoulder adjacent the bottom of said recess, and a shelf within said recess having an upwardly facing surface spaced upwardly from said force-delivering shoulder, the tool comprising a body having a lower work-engaging surface, an upwardly facing force-receiving shoulder engageable with the shoulder of the tool holder, and an upwardly extending tang receivable in said recess, said tool having a manually operable actuator spaced below said force-receiving shoulder, and a safety key operatively coupled to said actuator, said key being movable horizontally into and out of said shelf between locked and unlocked positions, respectively, in response to manual operation of said actuator.