Patent ID: 7043950

Claim:
A sheet bending brake assembly 10 comprising: a support 14 ; first and second clamping members 16 , 18 mounted on said support 14 for movement between open and closed positions and having respective clamping surfaces 20 , 22 for extending in parallel and opposing relationship to each other in said closed position to clamp a sheet of material 12 therebetween; a measuring device 24 for measuring the sheet of material 12 relative to said clamping members 16 , 18 ; said assembly 10 characterized by said measuring device 24 including a base 26 and an elongated arm 28 pivotally connected to said base 26 at a pivot 30 and extending from said pivot 30 to a distal end for pivotal movement about said pivot 30 between a retracted position and an extended measuring position for overlying the sheet of material 12 with said elongated arm 28 including a scale portion 94 at said distal end.