| US 7,500,375 B2 | ||
| Apparatus for forming a gutter cap | ||
| Jeffrey Van Cleave, Troy, Mich. (US); Eugene G. Eichhorn, Pinckney, Mich. (US); Matthew S. Damron, Ypsilanti, Mich. (US); and Joseph W. Pawlow, Redford, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Van Mark Products, Farmington Hills, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 24, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/64,604. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0185259 A1, Aug. 24, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B21D 11/10 (2006.01); B21D 7/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 72—319 [72/217] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A tool for forming a sheet form blank into a gutter cap, the sheet form blank having a flange pre-formed on a first edge
that extends at an angle relative to the remainder of the blank, the tool comprising:
a tool housing;
a right roll support and a left roll support provided on the tool housing;
a stationary roll extending between the roll supports;
a moveable roll pivotally supported relative to the stationary roll between the roll supports, the moveable roll being arcuately
moveable about the stationary roll while remaining in a parallel orientation relative to the stationary roll;
means for retaining a flange formed on the tool housing proximate to and extending parallel to the stationary roll, the blank
being inserted between the stationary roll and the moveable roll to a point at which the flange is moved into engagement with
the retaining means in a direction that is normal to the flange; and
a handle engaging the moveable roll to move the moveable roll in an arc around the stationary roll and bend a portion of the
blank into a reversely-turned arcuate shape with a relatively flat portion spaced from and overlying the flange.
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