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Punch set for electrical box

US12046886B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 8, 2020
Grant dateJul 23, 2024
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02G3/086
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A punch set for use with a punch tool to punch material from a wall of an electrical box. The punch set has a punch with a cutting section, and a die defining a cavity that is configured to receive the cutting section. The cutting section may have an annular or circular portion and a plurality of keyway forming portions each extending radially from the annular or circular portion. The cutting section of the punch may be insertable into the cavity of the die in a single orientation. The die may have a protrusion receivable within a recess of the punch when the cutting section is received in the cavity. One of the die or punch may have an extension that is receivable in a single orientation within an opening in the other of the die or punch.

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