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Dr. Alfred Velpeau, French surgeon ; 1839
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127588 | Apparatus and methods for forming a finger-engaging portion in a stay-on-tab of a lid of a container An apparatus for forming a finger-engaging portion in a stay-on-tab of a lid of a container includes a support, a fixture mounted to the support for movement between a first position and a second position in opposition to stay-on-tab of the lid of the container, and... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7997116 | Link for crimping tool The invention relates to a link for a crimping tool (2) comprising at least two crimping dies (12,14,16,18) and two tool handles (6,8), where the movable link (23) is arranged between the tool handles (6,8), the link (23) ha... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7237427 | Pressing tool for the pressing-together of workpieces A pressing tool includes at least two pressing jaws hinged together to enclose a workpiece having an inserted pipe end. The pressing tool also includes an opening area located between the at least two pressing jaws and at least one hinge pin arranged opposite the op... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237426 | Rotational crimp die A crimp die set for use in a crimping tool is provided, including: a rotating crimp die having a plurality of differently sized male die parts; and a stationary female crimp die having a plurality of differently sized female nests which correspond to one or more of ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7185437 | Chainsaw bar tensioning apparatus A chain saw bar tensioning apparatus is disclosed comprising a sliding member having a recess formed therein. The sliding member is adjacent to a first tensioning member that biases the sliding member in a direction such that when the apparatus is incorporated into ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7155954 | Pliers for crimping work pieces Pliers for crimping work pieces include a pliers head, a first pivot jaw (4) and a second pivot jaw (3). A common joint (5) pivotally connects the first and second pivot jaw (4, 3). Two dies together form a crimping die (8). A firs... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7077036 | Timing gear pliers A set of pliers that have a plurality of pins on the forward parts of the plier arms and removable blocks which have apertures that can be placed on selected ones of the pins. The blocks have teeth that can engage the teeth on a timing gear. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6938452 | Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing by crimping A punch having wings is driven through framing members and then rotated. Rotation of the punch causes the wings to crimp the framing members together. An angular crimping technique where piercing members are driven through framing members in at least two different d... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6560838 | Sheet metal repair method, sheet metal repair tool, and sheet-like member fixing device A method for repairing a sheet metal (14) of a car body (10), which comprises the steps of removing a damaged part, bending a portion near the end part of a repair member (22) with a sheet-metal repair tool, and bonding the portion near the end part of th... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6226874 | Tool for the cutting or coining of metal A tool for the cutting or coining of metal, including two jaws connected to parallel links by two jaw joint bolts. Two handles are connected to each other by a handle bolt and are connected to respective jaws by two middle bolts. Each jaw joint bolt is pr... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5195353 | Tools for crimping tubular elements on wire or cabling A crimping tool according to the present invention has a head pivotally coupled with a pair of elongated handles. The head includes a pair of jaw members, mounted on separate pivots between a pair of jaw links, with opposing first and second planar crimpi... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5063770 | Crimping tool A crimping tool includes an elongated first handle member, a pair of head plates pivoted to the front portion of the first handle member, and an elongated second handle member having a front portion pivoted on the head plates to allow movement of its rear... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4926685 | Adjustable crimping tool An improved adjustable crimping tool having jaws each with a die wheel, each jaw and die wheel having aligned non-round apertures therethrough, and for each jaw and die wheel an axle through the non-round apertures having axially aligned first and second ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4723434 | Centering device for hydraulic compression tools A compression tool head assembly for compressing a metal connector about a conductor. The assembly includes a head section having two, opposing arms moveably connected thereto, each of the arms having a compression point thereon; a rigid column disposed b... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4545234 | Lever-actuated tongs A roller is mounted on a pivot pin connecting two operating handles. In operation, two further rolls or rollers mounted on two further pivot pins, each connecting a respective jaw lever to one of the operating handles, bear on this roller. The jaw levers ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4480460 | Compression tool A compression tool head assembly for compressing a metal connector about a conductor to be connected. The assembly is adaptable to make both parallel tap connections and sleeve connections. The assembly includes a head section having two, opposing arms mo... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4275584 | Crimping tool A tool for crimping a sheet metal clasp around overlapped lengths of nonmetallic strapping material. The sheet metal clasp, after being placed around the strapping, is inserted into the tool which can then be operated to cause two lips on the clasp to fol... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4144737 | Adjusting mechanism for a tool A mechanism for use in crimping and cutting tools and the like includes a resettable drive system which permits the user to selectively increase or decrease the angular opening between the tool handles at any fixed point in the operative stroke of the too... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4111022 | Manual crimping tool A manually operated tool adapted to crimp a sheet metal clasp around overlapped lengths of non-metallic strap. The tool is operated by manually pressing together a pair of handles. A first portion of such handle movement pivots opposed die members from an... | 09/05/1978 |