Manual clamp for key making machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9895753
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15284239

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A clamp is disclosed for use in a key making machine. The clamp may have a stationary head guide with a slot configured to receive a key, and a pressure pad configured to engage the head guide and sandwich the key therebetween. The clamp may also have at least a first spring configured to continuously generate a force biasing the pressure pad toward the stationary head guide, a plunger configured to selectively engage the pressure pad, and a second spring configured to bias the plunger toward the pressure pad. The clamp may further have a release lever manually operable to urge the plunger away from the pressure pad and to compress the second spring.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Huss, James F Scottsdale, US 7 263
Musil, Robert J Phoenix, US 1 29

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