Patent ID: 7484396

Claim:
A sheet bending brake for securing a work piece, comprising: a clamping member having a lower leg extending therefrom; a pivoting arm pivotally supported by and extending from the clamping member to define a clamping area with the lower leg; a guide mechanism reacting between the clamping member and the pivoting arm for moving said pivoting arm between an open position and a closed position, the guide mechanism having pivot link with a body, the body having a top end and a bottom end and first and second side walls, the top end being rotatably coupled to the clamping member, the bottom end being rotatably coupled to the pivoting arm and having a first opening extending toward the top end and a second opening extending from one side wall to the other side wall, the first opening intersecting the second opening; a biasable member located within the first opening and being coupled between the guide mechanism and the pivoting aim; and an elongated member threaded through an aperture in the pivoting arm and the second opening, the biasable member being located between the elongated member and an end of the first opening.