Patents Examined by Rochey Butler
  • Patent number: 5901596
    Abstract: A tube bending apparatus having a base and a bend arbor thereon and an X-axis extending spindle selectively rotatably mounted on the base for movement along the X-axis and for lateral movement in orthogonal Y-axis and Z-axis directions. The spindle has a clamping mechanism on the distal end thereof. A tube bend effecting arm is hinged relative to the bend arbor and is swingable about a bend axis. An elongate track is provided laterally offset from the base and extends continuously in a direction parallel to the X-axis. A tube loader is mounted on and for movement along the elongate track. The tube loader includes a feed mechanism for sequentially feeding one tube at a time to a specified position axially aligned with the spindle when in either of the first and second locations of the tube loader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Burr Oak Tool and Gauge Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger L. Tetzloff, Michael T. Morris