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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7455080 | Manual tensioner for non-metallic straps A tensioner is disclosed for applying a non-metallic strap around a load. The tensioner includes a base and a lever that can pivot. A drive gear is mounted to the lever and rotates clockwise. A tension gear engages the drive gear and rotates counter-clockwise. A fee... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7438094 | 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... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7175162 | Screw driven hoist A hoist provides high mechanical advantage and accurate positioning, driven by hand or with a powered rotary implement such as a drill. The hoist includes flexible tension members, such as chains, cables or straps, for applying force and tension to a load. A load nu... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7131467 | Instrument for applying a tie to two items and method of making same An instrument for applying a tie (12) to two items (10, 110), and a method of making same. The instrument is arranged for pulling separated bones or other items together and securing them together by twisting a tie onto them. The instrument can be made... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7055804 | Load binder with indicator A tool for binding and securing the binding of a load, said binding including a tube having a pawl disposed in a housing adapted to engage a gear that may be coupled to a tube, wherein rotation of the gear can cause extension and contraction of shafts with respect t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040847 | Electro mechanical webbed pre-tensioning wheelchair securement system The invention is a device for securing a wheelchair to a vehicle. The invention incorporates a pair of belts disposed near a wheelchair station in a vehicle, the belts being remotely operable between tension and release positions. When not in use, the belts are stow... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036394 | Wire winding tool article and method In an article and method for enabling a wire winding tool to wind a loop of wire about a workpiece and secure the wire loop to the workpiece, the wire winding tool includes a body element which includes a tapered wire-holding end and a hollow cylindrical shaft with ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6962173 | Wire handling tool element and method of use thereof A wire handling tool element includes a cylindrical body having a J-shaped hook on one end and a drill bit-type element on a second end. A wire is pulled out of a jacket containing a plurality of wires by attaching one end of that wire to the cylindrical body and at... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6729004 | Lockwire removal tool A tool for pulling a lockwire, which extends around the intersection of mating cylindrical surfaces within a case and extends tangentially from between these surfaces through an opening in the case to a termination at the exterior of the case, has a body which mates... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6615879 | Binding tool Tool for binding a band (4) around an object, having a lock mount (2) for a lock which secures the band ends, a band-tensioning device (5, 6) and, if appropriate, a band-tensioning-measuring device (10). Provided between the lock mount (2) and the band-te... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6479798 | Device and procedure of forming a point on wire ends A device for forming a pointed wire tip on the ends of wires is provided. The device has receiving elements for receiving a wire, and heating device. The device stretches the wire causing the wire to taper and break resulting in the formation of a pointed... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6450386 | Chain drawing machine for continuous drawing of drawing stock A chain drawing machine for continuous drawing of drawing stock made of metal and the like, in particular rod-shaped and tubular drawing stock, includes at least two drive chains associated with a common drawing path. Each of the drive chains has connecte... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6250342 | Cv joint boot clamp tightening tool A clamp tightening tool is provided including an inboard extent, an intermediate extent integrally coupled to the inboard extent. The intermediate extent includes a cut out formed between a top face and a bottom face of the intermediate extent. A bore is ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6202706 | Tensioning mechanism for a cable tie installation tool A cable tie installation tool for advancing and fastening an individual cable tie, having a strap and a strap locking head, around a bundle of elongated objects, having a tensioning mechanism with a rotary driven member which develops a tension in the cab... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6129124 | Wire tightening device A wire tightening device including a clip and a leverage-generating tool therefor. The clip includes a tensioning arm, with an outer end having an upwardly-extending crook, and a retaining arm joined together, and held in axial alignment, by a laterally-e... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6119734 | Cable binding tool A cable binding tool for binding a belt around an object employs a novel arrangement of support rollers on an adjustably spring loaded abutment to urge the belt against a toothed tightening wheel. The tightening wheel is continuously driven during the tig... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6073664 | Strap tensioning tool A strap tensioning tool having a gear housing with a foot pivotally coupled thereto by a rotatably supported foot pivot member, a nose pivotally coupled to the foot by a rotatably supported nose pivot member, and a foot roller rotatably coupled to the foo... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5848620 | Retainer puller A retainer puller including a head with two clamp halves commonly having an opening at their front ends and a handle at their rear ends, and a bolt. The clamp halves are each provided with a hole. The bolt includes a polygonal head and a rod provided with... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5647407 | Electronic system for controlling a tensioning apparatus An electronic system for controlling the operation of a hand-held pull strap closure unit. The system includes a central processing unit which controls peripheral circuitry for directing commands to a motor within the hand-held unit. The system further in... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5628348 | Tensioning apparatus An electronic system for controlling the operation of a hand-held pull strap closure unit. The system includes a central processing unit which controls peripheral circuitry for directing commands to a motor within the hand-held unit. The system further in... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5600416 | Electrode wire tensioning for scavengeless development An apparatus for tensioning wires in a wire module assembly is disclosed. Prior to placing the wire module in an operable position, the wires are attached to the wire module and the tension is adjusted to obtain the proper operating tension. This is accom... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5586584 | Fencing tool and method of operation A two-handled pliers-type fencing tool having a circular jaw pin which provides a fulcrum point allowing the user to stretch wire is disclosed. The fencing tool further provides an upper arcuate surface terminating in double tines for removing staples and... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5449361 | Orthopedic cable tensioner Apparatus and methods are provided to allow attachment of one or more surgical cables in the form of a loop to selected portions of a patient's body. The apparatus includes a cable tensioner which applies manual force to the surgical cable at a one to one... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5431659 | Pneumatic wire tensioner The invention relates to a pneumatic wire tensioner device having a piston and a rod slidably mounted within a cylinder. The wire is attached to the rod and the cylinder is placed so as to abut a stationary structure to which the tensioned wire is to be a... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5417698 | Apparatus for tightening elongated wound closure elements An instrument for tightening wound closure elements around body tissue, such as a human sternum following surgery. The instrument includes a first handle and a second handle pivotally attached to the first handle and movable between an open and a closed p... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5400835 | Method and associated tools for joining wires under tension A method and associated tool joins all types of parted wire fencing material. The method and tool allow one person to quickly create a permanent splice that unites the parted wire while restoring tension to the parted wire lengths. Following the method, t... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5386856 | Tension limiting strap tool A tension limiting strap tool for tightening a cable tie around a bundle of wires or the like. The strap tool includes a pair of pivotally connected handles, one of the handles having a cam surface that cooperates with a flexible barb member to hold an en... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5339870 | Sternum buckle and applier An apparatus for applying a buckle assembly about split portions of tissue is provided. The apparatus is particularly contemplated for use with a buckle of the type having a base member with an opening extending generally transversely therethrough for rec... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5203541 | Tensioning mechanism for strapping tool A tensioning mechanism for a strapping tool. The tensioning mechanism comprises a housing structure, a shaft mounted rotatably to the shaft, a handle coupled to the shaft, and a coupler for coupling the handle to the shaft. The handle is a tension-sensing... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5172737 | Method and apparatus for calibrating a tension tool A calibration tool comprises two relatively movable elements. A compression spring is operatively positoned between the first and second elements for resisting closure of the elements with respect to each other. Displacement of the first element is determ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5163634 | Fence stretching apparatus An apparatus including an upper triangular framework parallel to and spaced above a lower triangular framework in an aligned relationship, wherein a slide yoke is mounted between spaced, aligned upper legs of the upper and lower triangular frameworks, whe... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5080145 | Wire fence mender and method A wire fence mender and method is disclosed. The device includes a crank or Z-shaped member having spaced generally parallel end portions connected at either end of, and extending in either from, an elongated central portion. One end portion forms a handl... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5027867 | Tool and method for tensioning wire A tool having a pivoted handle which intermittently retracts a sleeve to close jaws within the sleeve into wire engagement for wire retraction. The wire so tensioned is incrementally advanced axially into a wire retainer assembly and past retainer jaws wh... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4901775 | Automatic seal machine for bank bags and the like A hand-held apparatus for tensioning a bundling strap about an item to be bundled having a motor and a rotatable output shaft coupleable to one end of an elongated external screw threaded shaft supported for rotation at its opposite end by an end cap. A g... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4869298 | Wire fence take up device A device for removing slack in a wire of a fence that includes a spring actuated plunger axially mounted in a shaft having a handle on one end and a head with spaced apart prongs on the other end. The prongs are rotated and twisted to take up slack in and... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4747432 | Flexible wire clamping tool and kit A tool for forming a wire clamp includes an elongate member having projections extending transversely from one end thereof, the end including a groove receiving a portion of a wire defining a straight crossover portion extending between circular portions ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4747433 | Clamp tightening tool A tool for tightening an annular clamping band around a hose includes a substantially V-shaped forming punch adapted to be pivoted to an active position by a reciprocating pneumatic actuator. As the punch pivots to its active position, it rams part of the... | 05/31/1988 |
