Patent ID: 8069698

Claim:
A press assembly for performing trimming and piercing operations on an object, comprising: a die assembly including a trim die defining an annular cavity, the trim die being fixed to the press assembly; a punch assembly including a trim punch having an annular boss that is correspondingly shaped to the annular cavity of the trim die such that the annular boss is slidably receivable in the annular cavity, the trim punch being movable relative to the die assembly; and an ejector assembly including an ejector arm, the ejector arm being mounted to the punch assembly such that the ejector arm moves downwardly as the punch assembly moves downwardly and the ejector arm moves upwardly as the punch assembly moves upwardly, wherein the object is pressed into the annular cavity of the trim die by the annular boss of the trim punch when the annular boss is slidably received in the annular cavity, and the ejector arm pushes the object upwardly within the annular cavity of the trim die when the annular boss of the trim punch is removed from the annular cavity.