Claims
- 1. An apparatus for hemming a panel assembly together, the assembly including an inner panel, having a rounded corner, and positioned on an outer panel which also has a rounded corner, the rounded corners of the panels overlapping, and the rounded corner of the inner panel butted against a rounded, corner hem flange of the outer panel, the apparatus comprising:
- creasing blade means, having a concave rounded corner and a medially located single projecting cusp formation which extends from the top to the bottom of the concave rounded corner, for pressing a single cuspal crease into a corresponding corner in the outer surface of the hem flange, the crease being perpendicular to the inner panel, the creasing blade means preliminarily folding the outer panel hem flange inwardly over the inner panel by an acute angle; and
- final folding blade means having a flat surface for pressing against the acutely angled hem flange for crimping the inner panel.
- 2. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 wherein the hem flange comprises a stepped down height between perpendicular sides and an intermediate rounded corner of the flange.
- 3. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 wherein the hem flange comprises an inclined edge between perpendicular sides and an intermediate rounded corner of the flange.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/093,945, filed Jul. 21, 1993.
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Divisions (1)
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