Patent ID: 7313942

Claim:
A forging press for the cold forging of a concrete reinforcement bar so as to form a cold upset at an end of the bar, the forging press comprising: a frame having a first side and a second side with a plurality of tie-rods supporting said first and second sides in generally parallel relation, said plurality of tie-rods connected to said first side and said second side so as to adjust a distance between said first and second sides; a clamping means affixed to said first and said second sides for selectively clamping the bar in a position between said first and second sides such that the bar extends in parallel relation to said first and second sides; and a forging means positioned between said first and second sides, said forging means for applying a force onto an end of the bar clamped by said clamping means, said forging means having a piston movable under force toward an end of the bar.