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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127803 | Reinforcing bar binding machine A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with: a guide tube for guiding a wire from a wire reel mounted on a binding machine body; a curl guide; a wire cutting mechanism disposed between the guide tube and the curl guide; a first guide pin that is disposed at a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8051881 | Metal retained tension tie tool A tool that installs a metal tie is disclosed. The tool includes a tension mechanism and a tension control system. The tension mechanism tensions the metal tie wrapped around a bundle. The tension control system measures the applied tie tension. The tension control ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7748415 | Plastic band tightening device with improved cutting mechanism A tightening apparatus for strapping an object with a plastic band includes a stationary cutter with a cutting slot, a pivoting cutter mounted inside the stationary cutter, and a resilient element. The resilient element is situated so as to push a cutting edge of th... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7493925 | Cable tie cutting method and cable tie cutter executing the method A cable tie cutting method and a cable tie cutter Includes pressing a trigger lever backwards such that a cable tie traction means draws the cable tie backwards until tightened; pressing the trigger lever backwards, rotating a clutch means into engagement with a cut... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7458398 | Metal tie tool with rotary gripper and ball setting device A tool for installing a metal locking tie is disclosed. The tool includes a tension mechanism and a ball set and cut-off mechanism. The tension mechanism tensions the metal locking tie wrapped around a bundle. The ball set and cut-off mechanism includes a guide bloc... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7422037 | Low tension flush cut-off cable tie installation tool A cable tie installation tool tensions a cable tie about a plurality of elongated objects and severs an excess portion of the cable tie. The cable tie includes a head portion and a tail portion. The tool includes a housing having a blade guard having a front portion... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7361178 | Cranial flap clamp and instrument for use therewith The disclosed cranial flap clamp includes first and second clamping members and an extension member. A portion of the first member is positionable against inferior surfaces of a bone flap and skull and a portion of the second member is positionable against superior ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350543 | Reduced force sealless connection mechanism A reduced force sealless connection mechanism is used in a strapping machine for forming a sealless connection of strapping material overlapped onto itself. The mechanism includes an upper and a lower punch support. The upper punch support includes two punches for e... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7299830 | Low tension flush cut-off cable tie installation tool A cable tie installation tool tensions a cable tie about a plurality of elongated objects and severs an excess portion of the cable tie. The cable tie includes a head portion and a tail portion. The tool includes a housing having a blade guard having a front portion... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7262385 | Material processing device A device for material processing, such as welding, joining, cutting, inspecting and the like, includes an energy beam source and one or more energy beam transfer devices. The one or more transfer devices may direct an energy beam at one or more predetermined locatio... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7231944 | Tension and anti-recoil mechanism for cable tie tool The tension and anti-recoil mechanism of the present invention is connected to a tool handle of a cable tie tool. The tool handle has a barrel and a grip depending therefrom. The tension and anti-recoil mechanism includes a regulator grip supported in the barrel. A ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216679 | Cable tie tool having modular tool head The cable tie tool has a modular tool head and a tool handle from which the tool head may be detached. The attachment and detachment provided by the modular tool head provides for the use of multiple tool heads with a single tool handle in which is mounted a trigger... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210506 | Cycle counter for cable tie tool The cycle counter is incorporated in a cable tie tool and provides an accurate count of the number of cable ties cut by the tool. The cycle counter includes a sensor which detects the displacement of the blade of the cable tie tool required to sever the strap of the... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207357 | Multifunctional pliers tool A multifunctional pliers tool to fit clamp-type products, with its unique characteristic to be possibly applied to several application fields, such as building construction and also medicine field, where it achieves aggregating at the same product one application fu... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205737 | Systems and methods of monitoring a motor load Systems and methods of detecting an overload condition. In one embodiment, a method of monitoring a load of a DC motor includes intermittently de-energizing the motor; monitoring a first voltage; and measuring a first interval of time between a starting time and an ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195230 | Optical fibre feed arrangement The present invention concerns a procedure and a system for feeding optical fiber cables into a pipeline with the help of an installation device at adjustable speed. In order to prevent damage during the advancement of the optical fiber cable the engine (15) ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185680 | Cable tie tool having variable trigger linkage The cable tie tool has a variable trigger linkage which is supported within a tool handle by a connection thereto. The trigger linkage is coupled to a lever and movable between open and closed positions such that moving the trigger linkage from the open to closed po... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174640 | Tool for cutting cable ties leaving a round end The present invention presents a pliers-like hand tool with special shaped cutting edges and grooved guides in the jaws of the tool so that when used to cut off the unwanted ends of cable ties the cable tie can be guided into the tool and positioned for cuffing the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7169157 | Tacking tool and tack A surgical tacking apparatus for forming and applying surgical fasteners during laparoscopic or endoscopic procedures is disclosed. It includes a housing having a handle, an elongated tubular portion extending from the housing, a wire advancer, and a wire shaping no... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168457 | Ratchet style installation tool An installation tool that is used to install a bundling member, such as a metal tie or strap, around a bundle of objects. The installation tool has a tool body, a front handle and an adjustable rear handle. The front handle is positioned within the tool body and the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7124787 | Pneumatic cable tie installation tool An improved tool for tensioning and severing a cable tie used in connection with a remote pneumatic power supply is disclosed. The tool comprises a housing having a gripping portion and a barrel portion, with barrel portion having a front section and a rear section.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100499 | Strap pressing device for a strap packing apparatus A strap pressing device for a strap packing apparatus includes a strap presser, an eccentric shaft, and a spring. The eccentric shaft consists of a first shaft and a second shaft eccentrically connected to the first shaft and received in an oval hole of the strap pr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089970 | Ratchet style installation tool An installation tool that is used to install a bundling member, such as a metal tie or strap, around a bundle of objects. The installation tool has a tool body, a front handle and an adjustable rear handle. The front handle is positioned within the tool body and the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086426 | Ergonomic cable tie installation tool An ergonomic cable tie installation tool includes a generally pistol-shaped housing including a grip which depends from a barrel. Pivotally connected to the lower region of the grip is a trigger linkage of a trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism also includes an ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063110 | Cutting device for a metal band bundling apparatus A cutting device for a metal band bundling apparatus includes a band guider, a rotatable knife fitted in a hole of the band guider fixed on a first handle of a metal band bundling apparatus, and a press rod connected with the knife. The press rod consists of a bent ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059362 | Adaptable hand operated safety cable tool An adaptable hand operated tool for tensioning safety cable to a predetermined tension limit, crimping a ferrule onto the cable, and cutting the cable. The tool comprises a body for adapting the tool to a hand operated hydraulic tool, a cable tensioner, and an elong... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048015 | Powered clamp application tool A portable electrically powered clamp application tool has a bench mounting kit with a foot pedal control for bench work. The tool has two grippers which enable a powered clamp cutting operation, wherein the only manual step is bending the tightened clamp prior to t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043315 | Automatic tool with data interface Systems and methods enable the management and monitoring of tools in a manufacturing environment using network communications. Tools are adapted to output tool information to a network via an intermediary device. According to some embodiments, the tools are multi-pa... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014638 | Stapler handle An ergonomic and proprioceptive handle design for instruments is disclosed. The handle can be used with a wide variety of medical instruments, such as a rongeur, as well as other instruments, such as guns and staplers. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6991102 | Magazine strip for ratchets A magazine strip of tie ratchets which are provided for holding the ends of ties for binding elongated articles such as cable harnesses and are connected to one another by webs, the width of which is not greater than half the ratchet width and which are arranged adj... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981528 | Anti-jam tensioning gear mechanism for automatic tie tool head A tool head for use with an automatic cable tie installation system. The tool head incorporates a pawl gear mechanism which eliminates the potential for the severed excess tail portion of the tie from becoming jammed within the tensioning assembly of the tool head. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6968779 | Apparatus and methods for wire-tying bundles of objects Systems and methods for threading and feeding a length of wire into a wire-tying track, for withdrawing at least some of the wire from the wire-tying track to tension the wire around one or more objects, and for extracting waste wire from the system. The object of t... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962108 | Strap-guiding device for a strapping packaging apparatus A strap-guiding device for a strapping packaging apparatus includes a main body provided with a tightening device, a cutting device and a strap-compressing device. A nose-tip shaped base having a lower and an upper propping member is secured on the front wall of the... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6926045 | Binding device In order to prevent an uncut part from being formed in a band portion protruding from a head portion of a binding band, the binding device of the invention has a tightening function of tightening bound articles around which the binding band is wound, and a cutting a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915540 | Bayonet with insulated extension rod The invention provides bayonet or survival knife 100 that insulates the user from electric shock. With the insulated bayonet or knife, the user can safely cut a wire regardless of whether the wire is electrified or not. As a further improvement, the invention... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6840289 | Pneumatic cable tie tool A tool for installing a cable tie, said cable tie having a head portion and an elongate tail portion extending therefrom, said tool comprising a housing having a distal end and a proximate end, a tensioning mechanism for tensioning said cable tie to a predetermined ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6823902 | Tie wrap debris catcher The present invention provides an apparatus for catching tie wrap debris. The apparatus includes a catcher arranged to attach to a tie wrap gun. The catcher is arranged to capture tie wrap tails exiting from the tie wrap gun after tie wraps are tensioned and clipped... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6758247 | Arrangement for binding an object, in particular cable harness The invention relates to an arrangement for binding an object, in particular a cable harness, having a tool, a band (9) and a lock (2), the band (9) being guided, in the form of a loop, through the lock (2), which has a band passage (2... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6729357 | Manually actuated strapping unit for wrapping a tightening strap around a package item A manually actuated strapping unit for wrapping a tightening strap around a packaged item (58), includes a base plate (1) which is provided with a supporting surface (1b) for arranging on the packaged item (58). The unit further ha... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6655417 | Tool for binding an object, in particular a cable harness The invention relates to a tool for binding an object, in particular a cable harness, by means of a band, having a tool body (1) and a clamp (2) which is at least partially formed by clamp parts (3, 3'), mounted in a movable manner on the tool body (1), a... | 12/02/2003 |
