Patent ID: 7191631

Claim:
A sheet metal bending brake comprising: a frame having an elongated sheet metal support surface, a clamping jaw movable relative to said frame support surface to clamp the sheet metal between the clamping jaw and the frame, said jaw having a linear elongated front edge, an elongated bending arm, an elongated flexible strap having spaced apart edges, a longitudinally extending intermediate portion of said strap being secured to said bending arm and a longitudinally extending outer edge portion of said strap being secured to said frame so that said bending arm extends parallel to and closely adjacent said front edge of said clamping jaw, said longitudinally extending outer edge portion and longitudinally extending portion of said strap being substantially parallel to said elongated front edge of said jaw, whereby said strap pivotally mounts said bending arm to said frame about a first axis parallel to said jaw edge.