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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7360390 | Method for securing corner connectors within a duct section The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for securing a corner connector to a rectangular duct section having a transverse duct flange. The disclosure also relates to a method for securing a corner connector to a transverse duct flange. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 6865922 | Vinyl siding locking tool A hand tool is provided for securing adjacent vinyl siding strips. First and second handles, bearing first and second jaws, are pivotally attached. A first jaw forms a channel, and the second jaw supports a crimp bolt. A portion of one siding strip is disposed betwe... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6082167 | Tool for crimping a tee or main The present invention relates to a method of forming a ceiling. The method comprises the steps of setting a tool for a desired length of crimp of a tee or main by adjusting a plate in a slot of the tool. Then the tee or main is cut to a desired length. An... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5513513 | Metal forming tool A metal forming tool has a pair of jaws which are pivotally connected to one another. One of the jaws is provided with a channel which is part-circular in longitudinal direction of the channel and defines a part-circular arc in a plane passing through the... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5412971 | Tool A tool for use in preparation of signs of the type having a base section and sign elements engaging therewith comprises two members (7, 8) movable with respect to each other. These members comprise on one hand edge components (9, 10) for cutting the base ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5095732 | Crimping tool for vehicle door panels A tool for manually crimping a flanged vehicle door panel onto a door frame without the need to remove the door from the vehicle body. The tool includes a pair of levers having a slip joint pivot connection. The jaw of one lever carries a crimping head th... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5065608 | Hand-operated batten seamer tool A hand-operated batten seamer tool (30) for folding a pair of opposed standing seams (96) over to a pair of double seams. A pair of arms (38) pivotally mounted to a common pivot point (50) to rotate a pair of arms (38) pivotally mounted to a batten cap pl... | 11/19/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4713959 | Tool for coupling sections of air conditioning ducts A tool is especialy adapted for use in fastening together sections of ducts used to conduit air for heating and air conditioning. The tool is comprised of a pair of tongs having opposing handles and jaws and hinged to rotate relative to each other about a... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4614106 | Tab lifting and crimping tool A combination tab lifting and crimping tool for lifting and crimping tabs which have been bent over a flange consisting of a casing having a pair of openings at opposite ends thereof and an elongated tool channel therein communicating with the openings. A... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4610187 | Tool for applying and removing a spring clamp A tool for applying and removing a spring clamp comprising a pair of handles, a pin joining the handles for relative rotation and a pair of jaws on the handles. One of the jaws is relatively thin in radial dimension relative to the axis of rotation thereo... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4559805 | Hand seamer A hand seaming tool for use during original installation or re-roofing of roof panels of a building. A pair of main body elements, a pair of interconnected intermediate body elements, handle structure, limit structure, and an anvil head and forming bar al... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4027519 | Means and method for reducing the perimeter of a hollow thin walled member The wall of a thin walled hollow member such as the ferrule portion of an electrical terminal or the like is subjected to a longitudinal pinching force which may be applied by one or more pair of spaced parallel elongate forming surfaces at selective loca... | 06/07/1977 |