Irregular shape rod bending apparatus

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates the rod bending apparatus of the instant invention.
The apparatus 10 is preferably utilized on a suitable horizontal support surface such as the top 12 of a worktable referred to in general by the reference numeral 14.
The rod bending apparatus 10 includes a pair of generally parallel mounting members 16 and 18 rigidly joined together at one pair of corresponding ends by means of a connecting member 20 extending and secured therebetween.
A plurality of laterally spaced elongated transverse guide members 22 extend between and have their opposite ends supported from corresponding portions of the mounting members 16 and 18.
The opposite ends of the connecting member 20 have blind threaded bores 24 formed therein and the adjacent ends of the mounting members 18 have transverse bores 26 formed therethrough.
Threaded fasteners 28 are passed through the transverse bores 26 and are threaded in the blind bores 24.
In this manner, the connecting member 20 is rigidly secured between the corresponding ends of the mounting members 16 and 18.
If it is desired, the opposite ends of the connecting member 20 may be secured to the worktable top 12 by suitable fasteners 30 and it may be seen that each of the mounting members 16 has a T-shaped longitudinal guideway 32 formed therein.
In addition, each of the guide members 22 has a similar longitudinal guideway 34 formed therein, each guideway 32 has a plurality of threaded nuts 36 slidably disposed therein and the opposite ends of the guide members 22 have central vertical bores 38 formed therethrough registered with the guideways 32.
Threaded headed fasteners 40 have their threaded shank portions passed downwardly through the bores 38 and threadedly engaged in corresponding nuts 36.
In this manner, the fasteners 40 may be loosened in order to enable the guide members 22 to be laterally shifted longitudinally of the mounting members 16 and after the guide members 22 have been positioned as desired, the fasteners 40 may be tightened in order that the guide members 22 may be securely anchored in adjusted positions