Apparatus for holding a lock assembly and shearing the assembly pins thereof
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1. A holding device for objects of different sizes comprising:
- a) a horizontal base defining a first support;
b) a pair of guide members with upper and lower ends and opposed horizontally spaced surfaces between which said objects are to be positioned for supporting on one of said first support and a second support;
c) a support arm on the lower end of each guide member, with the arm of one guide member extending toward the arm of the other guide member;
d) said guide members being pivotally mounted relative to and above said base and extending downwardly toward said base for pivoting movement relative to said base between a first closed position with said arms defining said second support spaced in vertical alignment above said first support and a second open position spaced laterally of said first support to provide access between said arms to said first support for supporting an object.
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Abstract
A holding device for padlocks having lock housings of different sizes. The holding device includes guides for positioning the padlocks so that a shell-plug assembly disposed within the lock housing is maintained at a prescribed location. The holding device is attached to a shearing apparatus for shearing assembly pins in the shell-plug assembly.
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1. A holding device for objects of different sizes comprising:
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a) a horizontal base defining a first support; b) a pair of guide members with upper and lower ends and opposed horizontally spaced surfaces between which said objects are to be positioned for supporting on one of said first support and a second support; c) a support arm on the lower end of each guide member, with the arm of one guide member extending toward the arm of the other guide member; d) said guide members being pivotally mounted relative to and above said base and extending downwardly toward said base for pivoting movement relative to said base between a first closed position with said arms defining said second support spaced in vertical alignment above said first support and a second open position spaced laterally of said first support to provide access between said arms to said first support for supporting an object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A holding device for holding different sized lock housings, each lock housing having opposed front and back walls, spaced from each other to define a lock housing width, and opposite side walls connecting said front and back walls together, and a plug assembly with shearable pins positioned in said housing centrally between said side walls, the plug assembly of a first lock housing, with a first housing width, being spaced from said side walls thereof by a first distance and the plug assembly of a second lock housing, with a second housing width smaller than said first housing width, being spaced from the side walls thereof by a second distance less than said first distance to define a predetermined reference distance, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a horizontal base defining a first support for said first lock housing; b) a pair of guide members with upper and lower ends and opposed horizontally spaced surfaces between which said lock housings are to be positioned, said surfaces being spaced from each other by a minimum spacing less than said first lock housing width; c) a support arm on the lower end of each guide member, with the arm of one guide member extending toward the arm of the other guide member; d) said guide members being pivotally mounted relative to and above said base and extending downwardly toward said base for pivoting movement relative to said base between a first closed position with said arms defining a second support for said second lock housing spaced in vertical alignment above said first support by said predetermined reference distance and a second open position spaced laterally of said first support to provide access between said arms to said first support for said support lock housing; and e) pivot means for pivotally mounting each of said guide members at their upper ends, said pivot means being spaced from each other by a distance greater than said minimum spacing of the opposed surfaces of said guide members. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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