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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353682 | Pipe flaring tool A pipe flaring apparatus for use in flaring the end of a pipe preferably comprises a housing, a three jaw clamping chuck (3) in the housing which clamps the pipe (11) as the chuck (3) is propelled along an inclined surface (10a) of... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318334 | Powered pipe flaring tool The powered pipe cutter and the pipe flaring tool both have a piston slidably mounted in a cylinder. The cylinder has a top end closed by a top end plug. A crimped cartridge bore in the top end plug communicates with a gas expansion chamber. A bolt and firing pin as... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7100338 | Multi-piece clamp for standing seams A multi-piece clamp for installation on a standing seam is disclosed. One component of the clamp is a clamp body with a clamp body slot formed therein. This slot is mounted on a standing seam without having to slide the clamp body onto an end of the seam. Another co... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7069765 | Release mechanism for end forming machine A shuttle assembly for use with an end forming machine includes a shuttle and a release mechanism coupled to the shuttle. The shuttle includes a main body, a tool-receiving bore formed in the main body, and a lock mechanism associated with the tool-receiving bore. T... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059162 | Dual flaring tool A flaring tool for flaring the outer conductors of two different sizes of coaxial cable includes a dome-shaped body and a reversible tool head. The tool head has first and second shafts and first and second flaring heads on opposite sides. Reversing the tool head ex... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6997028 | Crimping tool A crimping tool includes a crimping drum that is rotatably supported within a housing for displacement between a plurality of crimping positions, thereby to position a selected one of a plurality of crimping dies opposite a window through which the bare end of an in... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993952 | Multipurpose horizontal press having a fixed workpiece-holder for a tubular workpiece to be drawn or tapered A multipurpose horizontal press having a fixed workpiece-holder for a tubular workpiece to be drawn or tapered comprising a press body (1) surmounted by a worktable (2), having a superior surface (3) and an inferior surface (4), on the wo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6901784 | Countersinking tool A countersinking tool for countersinking openings into a hollow metal door frame in order to insert wall anchors through the openings to lie flush with the door frame. The countersinking tool has two parts. The nut is a base with a threaded opening extending lengthw... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6862766 | Hand tool for expanding pipe ends and pressing sleeves onto fittings A hand tool for expanding an end of a pipe to insert a fitting therein and for pressing a retaining sleeve over the pipe and fitting. The tool includes: (a) a replaceable, expandable head for insertion within an end of the pipe; and (b) a gripping and pressing membe... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6199421 | Double flare gauge and forming tool for tubing A tool kit for forming a double flare on the end of deformable tubing includes a jig or bar assembly for holding the tubing, a combination gauge and tube forming anvil or adapter and a cone and yoke assembly. The gauge and tube forming anvil includes a la... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6062060 | Tool kit for flaring metal tubes A tool kit including a pilotless punch for swaging tube ends with beads, flares and portions of reduced diameter. The kit is particularly useful to automechanics for reconditioning sending units on fuel tanks using common workbench tools and equipment. Th... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5529349 | Mounting apparatus with reduced resistance bead seal A reduced resistance bead seal is integrally formed on a mounting surface of one of two matingly engageable members to form a leak-free seal between the two members despite any eccentricity or angular variances between the two members. In one embodiment, ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5228323 | Flaring tool An improved flaring tool includes the usual plurality of expandable die blocks retained by a U-shaped frame. A clamping screw is treaded through a clamp block which is rotatably mounted between the legs of the frame at its open end. The screw is movable t... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5189900 | Apparatus for connecting a coolant tube and header of a heat exchanger An apparatus for connecting a coolant tube (20) and header (22, 24) of a heat exchanger (10) comprises manifolds (12, 14) forming fluid reservoirs (16, 18) and a plurality of coolant tubes (20) in fluid communication with the manifolds (12, 14) . The mani... | 03/02/1993 |
| 4910991 | Tube end double end forming method and apparatus A continuous supply of tubing is fed intermittently into a work station. Partial cuts are made at periodic intervals by a cutoff head that operates in timed relation with tube clamping device. Tube gripping device then pulls on the end portion or segment ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4825682 | Adjustable crimping tool An adjustable crimping tool (10) is provided having a pair of indexable discs (18, 32) each of which carry a plurality of concave die cavities (18A-18F, 32A-32F) spaced about and opening to outer periphery thereof which can be moved into registry (FIG. 1)... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4779441 | Tube having a flared end An apparatus (10) for flaring an end portion (14) of a deformable tube (16), the end portion (14) having an annular burr (18) extending into the tube (16), the apparatus including a conical projection (20) for flaring the end portion (14) of the tube (16)... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4757703 | Die apparatus for handling tubing having a radially projecting annular flange A die apparatus operable to form or to clamp a tube with an upset annular flange includes a pair of opposed die members mounted for horizontal movement toward and away from each other at opposite sides of a fixed path along which the tube is axially fed w... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4754634 | Device for forming bead to pipe The device is composed of an inverted-U-shaped frame, a jig and a pipe fixture, and the inverted-U-frame is formed in such a way that the inverted-U-frame is formed in an inverted-U-shape and being formed with two pieces of leg portions for liftably guidi... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4535616 | Flaring tool A flaring tool for conduit utilizing a yoke adapted to support a holder capable of selectively accommodating various sizes of tubes and employing a threaded actuator having a torque producing handle at one end, and a flaring head at the other. The flaring... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4526023 | Tube flaring tool die assembly A tube flaring tool flare bar assembly is disclosed comprising a pair of elongate parallel flare bars having opposite ends and laterally opposed inner sides provided with cooperable tube supporting recesses. The flare bars are laterally pivotal relative t... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4412462 | Drill adjusting tool The disclosure describes a core drill adjusting tool formed of a base plate of a predetermined size and thickness with a plurality of recesses of different diameters for testing a core drill and a frustum affixed thereto over which the cutting surfaces ca... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4352282 | Sheet metal panel brake A panel brake has an intermediate jaw disposed between one fixed jaw having a straight edge and another fixed jaw having a curved edge. The intermediate jaw is movable so as to grip a panel against either the straight edge fixed jaw or the curved edge fix... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4327570 | Apparatus for bending strip material into toothed shape For bending strip material into toothed shape, the strip is introduced once into a pair of toothed jaws and a bending member is moved from one end position to another to bend the strip about one end tooth, one end flank of which is exposed. The strip is r... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4318291 | Tube end forming apparatus A tube or rod end forming apparatus comprises a rotary head (12) provided with a series of angularly spaced dies (30) for cooperation with a tube or rod held by a clamping device (10) which locates the tube or rod in alignment with the lowermost die (30).... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4257135 | Assembly tool for tube fittings An assembly tool for tube fittings, including a pair of pivotal manually operated channel-shapped unique leg lever handles which nest one in the other and are provided with a pair of jaws which are connected to the lever handles by a set of low friction r... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4223545 | Swaging tool assembly A swaging tool assembly for also bending, cutting and flaring tubing which includes a tubing holding block connected to a tool support by a sliding stabilizer bar and a main bar rotated by a speed bar handle. The block has a cutter wheel cooperating with ... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4127021 | Tube flaring set The two bars that form the tubing gripper have tapered sides which mate with corresponding tapered faces on the two legs of the yoke. The direction of the tapering is such that as the flaring cone is forced against the end of a tube in the gripper, the ta... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4108589 | Tool for flaring plastic pipe A tool for flaring and doubling over the end of thermoplastic pipe and tubes wherein the tool includes a pair of superposed clamping bars, one being mounted to a stationary fixture and the other bar being hingedly connected at one end thereto. The hinged ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4087225 | Apparatus for flaring plastic tubing An apparatus for flaring plastic tubing comprising a motor and speed reducing unit mounted on a slide member for relative movement towards and away from a set of stationary die members in which various diameters of plastic tubing may be inserted. A flarin... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4047415 | Apparatus for shaping the end of a hollow tube A forming tool comprising a rigid frame, clamping jaws on the frame for clamping a hollow tube with the end to be formed in a position of alignment with a forming head mounted on the frame for linear movement toward the end of the clamped tube and for rot... | 09/13/1977 |
| 3959998 | Pipe swaging apparatus Pipe swaging apparatus includes a swaging fluid motor for moving a swage die toward a pipe clamping assembly including a stationary bottom clamping plate and a movable top clamping plate and a clamp operating fluid motor mounted beneath the bottom clampin... | 06/01/1976 |
