Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Punch assembly with interchangeable tips
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Application No.: US16377619Application Date: 2019-04-08
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Publication No.: US11235370B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Douglas Paul Staten , Donald Carl Edwards
- Applicant: E&S Enterprises Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Assignee: E&S Enterprises Inc.
- Current Assignee: E&S Enterprises Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Agency: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP
- Main IPC: B21D37/12
- IPC: B21D37/12 ; B21D22/02 ; B21D37/02 ; B21D5/02

Abstract:
A punch assembly with interchangeable tips includes a punch body and a punch tip releasably coupled to the punch body. The punch body includes a proximal end, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and a cross-sectional shape defined between the proximal end and the distal end. The proximal end includes a flange configured to engage a punch holder. The distal end includes a distal surface defining a lateral direction. The punch tip is coupled to the distal end of the punch body via a magnetic coupling provided by a plurality of magnets. The punch tip includes a working surface and a coupling member. The distal end of the punch body engages the coupling member of the punch tip in a tongue-in-groove arrangement wherein the plurality of magnets are provided within a tongue and cupped within a groove.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200316670A1 PUNCH ASSEMBLY WITH INTERCHANGEABLE TIPS Public/Granted day:2020-10-08
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