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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963140 | Variable crimp on flange tool A variable crimp on flange (COF) tool is provided for engaging and attaching a weather strip and like structures onto a flange. The COF tool includes a housing with two or more crimp rollers that project therefrom. For example, a fixed roller is mounted to the housi... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7370397 | Tool kit and method for repairing a damage vehicle body member with a hem flange A method and kit for repairing vehicle door skins by reorienting vehicle hem flanges from a closed orientation to an open orientation to allow removal of a damaged door skin from a door frame and replacing with a new door skin with an open orientation hem flange tha... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353579 | Flange restoring device and method A method and a device for straightening out irregularities in a flange by pressing a roller against a first side of the flange while supporting an opposite side thereof to preserve the angle between the flange and the part when undergoing compression loading by way ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7152292 | Roller folding head A roller folding head is disclosed. Roller folding heads are used, for instance, when fixing the frame of a sliding roof in an opening in the roof of a vehicle. In order to do this quickly and automatically, the roller folding head is provided with at least two pair... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134306 | Lightweight tool for crimping a flange cover A crimping assembly roll crimps a cover part over an underlying structure. The crimping assembly includes a base. A first roller extends out from the base and is rotatable with respect thereto. A second roller extends out of the base and is rotatable with respect th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121129 | Folded-seam connection, method of producing it and device In ventilation and air-conditioning technology, so-called spiral pipes have to be joined together in a tightly sealed manner at widely differing angles, which is generally carried out by segment bends and pipe sections. An improved, durable seal of folded-seam conne... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117705 | Adjustable cutoff A cutting assembly (20) is removably supported on a sheet bending brake (24) for cutting a work piece (22). The cutting assembly (20) includes a cutter body (32), and a first (42) and a second cutting disk (48), each ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104166 | Multi-purpose locking plier A clamping device utilizing the mechanism of conventional vise-grip locking pliers comprises an extendable fixed arm and an extendable movable arm, both fitted with threaded holes at one end to attach a wide variety of clamping jaws and accessories. The device is ca... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7017268 | Seal reforming method and apparatus The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for temporarily reforming or deforming the lip portion of a resinous seal so that the seal may be readily installed in an intended application. The invention includes a method and apparatus that inclu... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6981398 | Seam closing apparatus A seam closing apparatus for use in sealing a duct seam having an outwardly extending sealing portion and a lower fold includes a handle portion having a power actuation trigger and a first roller for engaging the outwardly extending sealing portion of the duct seam... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6978650 | Contact surface for a crimping roller in a roll forming tool A roll-forming tool for deforming a flange cap from a splayed configuration to engage a vehicle flange, the tool includes a polymeric contact surface disposed about a rigid drum. The polymeric contact surface can be in the form of a sleeve and integrally formed to t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977355 | Tailored blank The present invention provides a tailored blank having a pair of sheet metal constituent parts each having a pair of oppositely directed major surfaces. The first constituent part has an aperture while the second constituent part has an embossment to fit the apertur... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6901783 | Device having pivotable wheel mechanism The subject invention provides a sheet bending brake assembly for securing a work piece. The sheet bending brake assembly includes a clamping member having a lower leg extending therefrom and a pivoting arm pivotally supported by and extending from the clamping memb... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6257039 | Paper clamp press A paper clamp press for straightening or smoothing a bended, folded or creased clamp arm of a metal paper clamp. In a preferred embodiment the paper clamp press is characterized by a pair of pivoting, plier-type handles which terminate in top and bottom j... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6233995 | Forming tool for a bending brake A forming tool for creating a profile in a workpiece held within a bending brake is provided. The forming tool includes a body, and a carriage attached to the body and operable to move longitudinally along a guide provided on the bending brake. A pair of ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6000268 | Multifunction machine for modifying material in a bending brake A multifunction machine for modifying a workpiece held in a bending brake is provided that allows one tool to be easily interchanged with another tool. The machine includes a carriage operable to move longitudinally along the bending brake, and a tool det... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5907966 | Rolled-formed seat and retainer for a fluid-tight ferrule seal on a rigid metal tube which is harder than the ferrule, method and apparatus A tool and method for roll-forming a seat and retainer with a shoulder and seal surface capable of operatively engaging a ferrule to form a fluid-tight seal around the outer surface of a rigid tube which is harder than the ferrule.... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5875670 | Tool for roll crimping a flange cover A tool for roll crimping a flange cover onto a flange, the tool having a body, a first roller having an axis and being supported on and fixed to a first shaft having a coincident axis, and a second roller having an axis and being supported on and fixed to... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5784915 | Machine for bending sheet metal margins On a machine for bending a sheet-metal edge (4) provided with a first sheet metal part (2) over a second sheet metal part (3) to be connected to the first (2), with at least one pair (12, 15) of form rollers, preferably driven, whose form rollers (13, 14;... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5660069 | Hands-free duct assembly tool A duct assembly tool is provided with "vise grip" type handles to allow the tool to be completely released while it assembles sections of duct. Duct assembly flanges are closed together by gripping members which are rotatable with respect to the tool hand... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5488849 | Rolling and flanging tool to bend back and/or widen fender-wheel well edges The invention concerns a rolling and flanging tool to bend back and/or widen fender-wheelwell edges of motor vehicles. To carry out the bending back and/or widening of fender-wheelwell edges in simpler and more uniform manner and without risk of damage to... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5390521 | Ridge roller device A hand operated tool used to remove the burr from the inside end of a cut metal pipe comprising two rollers adapted to be placed inside the end of a pipe, means to expand the rollers with a hand squeezing motion on the handles of the tool and rotating the... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5327769 | Apparatus for straightening rail car handhold safety appliances This invention is an apparatus for straightening handhold safety appliances located on the side of rail cars.... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5245852 | Method for manufacture of a raised panel sheet metal shutter A method for the manufacture of a shutter on a piece of flat stock sheet metal material, said shutter having a raised panel of continuous configuration without any cutting of the stock material, said raised panel having an inner perimeter and an outer per... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5213139 | Tool for flattening a cable The present invention is a hand operated tool for flattening a portion of a ribbon cable preparatory to installing a cable tap. The tool includes a set of rollers which are closeable upon the cable. The rollers are then rotated, first in one direction and... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5189784 | Apparatus for forming seams in box-shaped members A method and apparatus for forming the locking bend on a Pittsburgh type seam used in joining the sections during assembly of box-shaped sheet metal ducts. The apparatus provides a means for securely holding the duct without the use of a mandrel to permit... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5024076 | Tool for forming sheet metal The present invention concerns a method and tools for forming sheet metal, and in particular, a method for making a chase top from a stock rectangular piece of sheet metal. Creasing tools are described that each have a handle member and a creasing wheel s... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4996756 | Apparatus for fitting sealing and trimming strips A tool is described for assembling a length of sealing strip onto a mounting flange around a door opening in a motor vehicle. The strip has a channel-shaped gripping part whose walls are initially splayed apart so that it is an easy fit onto the flange. I... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4982487 | Metallic component cold roll/crimping tool A technique for sealing a housing (10) is disclosed characterized by use of a multi-stage tool (50) specifically adapted to progressively cold roll and crimp seal one or more flanges (18) formed on a component (12) over a beaded edge (24) which, in one em... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4825676 | Flange rolling tool A portable, hand-held tool for rolling a flange on metal sheet comprises a pair of handles pivoted together, the handles bearing a pair of parallel rollers which are moved together on approach of the handles and are drivable in rotation, the rollers havin... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4788844 | Apparatus for straightening slender shafts An apparatus for straightens long slender shafts by moving a force couple over the length of the shaft as the shaft is rotated. The force couple is applied by two or more contact points with at least two contact points being located on opposite sides of t... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4696327 | Band finishing tool A tool for finishing a banding operation with a metal band which includes an integral buckle bends the tip of the free end of the band and then folds such free end back into overlying relation with the band buckle in such manner that no sharp edges of the... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4687046 | Top roller apron in a continuous casting assembly A top roller apron in a continuous casting assembly, including a back face side frame, an inside face side frame, and a pair of narrow-face frames positioned on both sides of the side frames, a plurality of rolls mounted side by side to each of the side f... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4620573 | Twisted pair wire separator The present disclosure describes a tool having a pliers-like configuration for separating the wires of a twisted pair. The tool employs a pair of rotatable, tubular jaws for effecting the separation of the wires as the twisted pair is drawn therethrough. ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4614102 | Seam lock spreader mounted on lock-seam machine base A seam lock spreader formed by providing a spreader wheel carrier adjustably attachable to the spindle of a conventional combination rotary machine and attaching also to the machine a pair of rollers especially shaped for driving sheet metal while providi... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4599882 | Device for bending the margins of a metal foil over the edge of a flat glass article A tool for applying the margins of a metal foil strip which is adhesively bonded to the edge of a glass article onto the broad surfaces of the article comprises a handle having a pair of elongated arms merging into the handle and extending therefrom to st... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4472867 | Sheet metal wrapping tool A tool for bending a lip on sheet metal around a frame, particularly useful in bending a sheet metal door panel around an automobile door frame. The operator manually grasps the tool handle in one hand while operating a ratchet with his other hand to driv... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4398334 | Duct work clip installer and crimper A hand tool for installing clips to abutting edges of ducts and for crimping the clips to secure the ducts together is comprised of a rectangularly shaped base plate including pairs of opposed rollers mounted thereon with their axes perpendicular to the p... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4164223 | Surgical instrument An instrument for use with surgical procedures such as for clearing and disloding the contents of chest tubing, catheters, common duct T-tubing and IV tubing and the like. A pair of rollers are mounted on shafts which are hinged together at one end. A cyl... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4057991 | Apparatus for offsetting wear in chain saw bar guide rails Apparatus is disclosed for offsetting the lateral channel wear in chain saw bar guide rails comprising adjustable rollers mounted on a base for moving the guide rails together.... | 11/15/1977 |
