Patent ID: 6261082
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B30B,F42B,Y10S

Abstract:
A manual die set, comprising:a ram, the ram having a head, a large diameter portion, a tapered portion, a small diameter portion and a pressing portion;a die defining an opening therethrough for receiving the ram, the opening including a large diameter portion, a tapered portion and a small diameter portion, the large diameter portion of the opening having a diameter less than or equal to about 0.002 inches larger than a diameter of the large diameter portion of the ram;a baseplate disposed in a bottom of the opening in the die; anda die holder for supporting the die and the baseplate when the manual die set is in a pressing configuration;wherein vertical alignment of the ram is maintained by insertion of the large diameter portion of the ram in the large diameter portion of the opening in the die.