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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434440 | Heavy-duty PEX clamp installation tool A heavy-duty hose clamp installation tool is described. A pair of lever arms operates a pair of jaw members to engage a pinch clamp ear. The installation tool includes a pair of jaw members with clamp edges forming a lip for receiving the clamp ears. A pair of exten... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7367211 | Forging device and method for forging work A forging device includes a die having an axis extending generally vertically. A work is placed in the die along the axis. First and second punches extend coaxially with the die and can interpose the work therebetween. A pressurizing section pressurizes the first an... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363799 | Dual operation crimp and press jawset A jawset for crimping and punching an associated clamping workpiece has a pair of spaced apart side plates, a pair of pivot pins holding a pair of jawarms between the side plates, tooth members formed on the jawarms to crimp an associated clamp ring workpiece in a f... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7316150 | Impact reduction apparatus for stretch draw dies An accelerator cam set is provided that initiates movement of a binder ring against the force of spring elements, such as nitrogen cylinders. The accelerator cam set is engaged by a ram cam block that engages a transverse cam block that is moved transversely, or hor... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7290431 | Rivet squeezer A pneumatically operated rivet squeezer is described, having features that allow for the miniaturization of a squeezer to a size smaller than portable rivet squeezers presently available. A first feature of the invention is that a return spring is accommodated withi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7225530 | Connector press A connector press provides for learning a specified connector pressed position, adjusting a force based threshold, and simultaneously pressing multiple connector types into a circuit board. The force based threshold may be adjusted via a slider bar on a user interfa... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219526 | Portable pneumatic compression riveter A portable pneumatic compression riveter consists of a valve, air cylinder and rivet head assembly consisting of an alligator style set of jaws or a c-yoke style jaw set that is used to upset solid rivets used primarily, but not limited to, the aerospace industry. D... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6997029 | Roller cam mechanism and drive assembly with positive retraction A roller cam mechanism and driver assembly which features a positive retraction cam elements comprised of auxiliary rollers and side plate slots which cooperate upon failure of a retraction spring compressed by advance of a tooling slide to cause positive retraction... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978651 | Roller cam A roller cam with pairs of sliding surfaces and wear plates located in an upper plane and with pairs of laterally slanted sliding surfaces and pairs of laterally slanted guiding wear plates located in a lower plane. The guiding wear plates are longitudinally contain... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6810711 | Portable cam and lever actuated clinching, crimping, and punching press A portable cam and lever actuated press which utilizes the substantial force available from an air spring to actuate one or more lever arms. The substantial force available from an air spring and the specialty cam system provided allows the device to perform clinchi... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6766675 | Spindle mechanism In order to achieve the lightweight, low-cost and high-efficiency design of a spindle apparatus, speed-change device 50 is provided such that slots 31 are formed in one of a spindle 10 and a cam shaft 12 while spiral torque cam grooves ar... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6578821 | Rescue device with an adjustable arm length The invention relates to a rescue apparatus 1 with two tool halves 4, 5 that are arranged swingably on a head component 2, which tool halves in each case display a working tip 6, at least one working tip 6 being attached to the tool half 4, 5 so as to be ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6499331 | Parts stamper A parts stamper which includes a pair of jaw members, including at least one movable jaw member. The movable jaw member(s) include(s) a cam bearing. The parts stamper includes an actuator which is coupled to a cam element. The cam element cooperates with ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6324886 | Parts stamper A parts stamper which includes a pair of jaw members, including at least one movable jaw member. The movable jaw member(s) include(s) a cam bearing. The parts stamper includes an actuator which is coupled to a cam element. The cam element cooperates with ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6125684 | Parts stamper A parts stamper which includes a pair of jaw members, including at least one movable jaw member. The movable jaw member(s) includes a cam bearing. The parts stamper includes an actuator which is coupled to a cam element. The cam element cooperates with th... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6101863 | Sheet fabrication machine, and method therefor, for optimally fabricating worksheets The working machine comprises a first (ET) and a second (TT) machining means, at least the first one (ET) being arranged to move in relation to the machine body (28) towards the second one (TT), to accomplish machining of a sheet material, wherein the she... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6035690 | Hog ring clamping device A hog ring clamping device which clamps a hog ring such as a C ring, comprising a magazine attached around a clamping portion of a clamping device main body, jaws to deform a C ring, provided in the clamping device main body, a moving rod to open and clos... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6021658 | Sheet fabrication machine, and method therefor, for optimally fabricating worksheets The invention relates to a sheet fabrication machine that machines worksheets. The body of the machine includes first and second machining tool mechanisms at least one of which being arranged to move in relation to the machine body towards the other to ma... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5937694 | Portable cam actuated clinching, crimping and punching press A portable cam actuated press which utilizes the substantial force available from an air spring to move a ram via the camming action of rollers mounted on the air spring, the ram, and on a frame into which all of the components are mounted. The substantia... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5839316 | Hand-held crimping tool A hand-held crimping tool is disclosed having an air cylinder which retains thereto a head member, and has a moveable piston which is attached to a cam member. The cam member is receivable through the head member, and a crimping tool is fixed to the head ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5806362 | Method and apparatus for carrying out an operation on a mechanical workpiece Apparatus for carrying out an operation on a mechanical workpiece which operation comprises at least one stroke, or relative movement, along a predetermined path, of at least two tool members (4,5) each being arranged on a tool carrying member (1,2). The ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5680788 | Power crimping tool having improved crimping mechanism for tape feed products A powered hand tool (10) is disclosed for crimping terminals (30) onto a conductor. The tool includes a linear actuator (18) for driving a cam (64) along a linear path (272). The cam (64) has camming surfaces (90, 92) that interact with a pair of follower... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5653140 | Lightweight pneumatic hog ring gun A lightweight pneumatic hog ring gun utilizing a pair of pivoting jaws to catch and retain a hog ring for application when a power wedge spreads the rear of the jaws apart, clinching the hog ring, with a lock piston that retains tension on the rear of the... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5509194 | Power crimping tool for tape feed products A powered hand tool (10) is disclosed for crimping terminals (30) to a conductor. The tool includes a linear actuator (18) for driving a cam (70) along a linear path (272). The cam (70) interacts with a pair of followers (192, 194) to first cause the crim... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5483815 | Pneumatic hog ring gun A pneumatic hog ring gun utilizing a pair of pivoting jaws to catch and retain a hog ring for application when a power wedge spreads the rear of the jaws apart, clenching the hog ring, with a lock piston that retains tension on the rear of the jaws before... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5461897 | U-bolt bending apparatus A frame supports an interchangeable mandrel or die which receives the center portion of an elongated metal rod having opposite threaded end portions, and the rod is clamped to the die by a locking bar actuated by a hydraulic cylinder. The frame also inclu... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5410903 | Clamp gun crimp head A crimp head for crimping a clamp has a pair of jaws for plastically deforming the clamp in a first direction and a plunger for plastically deforming the clamp in a second direction. The plastic deformation in the first direction reduces the circumference... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5186037 | Processing machine, especially automatic punching and bending machine In a processing machine, for example an automatic punching and bending machine, it is proposed to drive a plurality of processing devices by a reciprocatingly moved drive rod, control cams being mounted on the drive rod and cam followers being mounted on ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5050422 | Bending apparatus for bending a marginal flange on a workpiece Apparatus for bending a margin flange (5) which projects at an angle to a surface of a workpiece (4) against that surface, includes a bending tool (6) which is mounted on a tool holder (7) which by a linkage system (8-13) is connected to a stand (1) which... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4936178 | Punching apparatus A punching apparatus, preferably for punching intermittently moving webs of synthetic thermoplastics, comprises top and bottom tools, which are mounted in a machine frame and at least one of which is connected to a drive for moving said one tool up and do... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4732027 | Method and apparatus for necking and flanging containers A modular system for producing triple-necked open ended containers includes three substantially identical necking modules each having the same frame and identical rotatable turrets which have a plurality of identical necking stations around the periphery.... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4641514 | Tooling for manufacture of electrical contacts Tooling connected to the punch pad and die pad bolsters of a progressive die operable as the contacts are being punched out to hug or impact opposite side edges of a contact and thereby form mounting and/or electrical energy transfer surfaces on the side ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4617816 | Thread rolling attachment An outboard thread rolling attachment for an automatic screw machine for rolling a pattern on a workpiece comprising: a roll arm yoke; a pair of roll arms supported by the yoke end diametrically opposed to each other relative to the axis of rotation of a ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4597284 | Pressing tool for securing screw connections A pressing tool for securing screw connections of steering linkages of motor vehicles particularly between a ball joint socket having a tubular extension and a threaded pin of a pitman arm which has two diametrically opposite parallel wrench flats which a... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4571975 | Fluid actuated tool A fluid actuated tool for securing together sheet metal parts comprising a power pack unit including a piston and cylinder assembly to which there is connected a jaw housing having a pair of complementary jaw members that are actuated between operative an... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4520646 | Sheet-metal bending brake A sheet-metal bending brake has a stationary anvil having a flat and horizontal support surface bounded by and having a straight stationary bending edge and a cut-out back surface forming an acute angle with the support surface. A bending assembly displac... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4519232 | Method and apparatus for necking containers A modular system for producing triple-necked open ended containers includes three substantially identical necking modules each having the same frame and identical rotatable turrets which have a plurality of identical necking stations around the periphery.... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4392372 | Method and apparatus for flanging tube ends A method and machine for flanging tube ends, the machine having pivotal inner (22) and outer (30) forming tools which flange one end of a thin metal tube (21) specifically to form a rotatable drum for laundry machines. The tools are actuated by hydraulic ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4179915 | Apparatus for the external calibration (sizing) of tubular elements An apparatus for the external calibration (sizing) of tubular elements such as longitudinally welded large-diameter pipes, comprises an outer support ring, a wedging mechanism connected to this ring, and a plurality of pipe-engaging calibrating elements w... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4118966 | Tool for wall anchors A tool for deforming wall anchors is disclosed. The tool is provided with a head, and a pair of elongated handles pivotally extend from the head. A profile follower is sandwiched between the handles to move linearly relative to the head in response to piv... | 10/10/1978 |