Abstract: This disclosure depicts a novel method and apparatus for aligning and locating a die set in a press used in the manufacture of materials. In particular, this method and apparatus is intended for locating a die set with respect to a bolster plate or bed and with respect to a ram of a punch press for securely clamping the die set on the bolster and ram. The method comprises mating a keyway cut in a lower die plate with a corresponding key fixed on the bolster plate and hydraulically clamping the die set to the bolster plate and ram once mated. The hydraulic clamping is accomplished by moving a hydraulic clamp in a T-slot on the bolster plate until the clamp contacts a receiving area on the die set, and then activating the hydraulic clamp. The apparatus is disclosed for implementing the described method.

Abstract: The gasket for forming a weather resistant seal between a lamp and a lampholder having a socket therein, said gasket comprising a circular ring of flexible water resistant material and having a preformed section therein for mounting the gasket around the exterior of a lampholder and connecting said preformed section to a lip in the lampholder, said gasket also including a reduced cross-sectional area in the portion adjacent the lamp such that the reduced cross-sectional area readily provides a flexible member adjacent the lamp for forming a weather resistant seal.