Patent ID: 7300235

Claim:
A duplicating machine for cutting a key blank from the notch-profile of a master key; said duplicating machine comprising: a frame having a cutting end and an alignment end, said frame including a longitudinal axis; a carriage movable along said longitudinal axis and including a transverse axis; a key clamping assembly having a first key clamp for holding said key blank and a second key clamp for holding said master key, said key clamping assembly being slidable along said transverse axis, a cutter assembly located at said cutting end, said cutter assembly including a punch-type cutter pin that is adapted to selectively cut pre-shaped notches from said held key blank, said cutter pin including a guide section that aligns with said notch-profile of said held master key; and said key clamping assembly being rotatable about said transverse axis and with respect to said carriage so that said mounted keys face either said cutting end or said alignment end of said frame.