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US 10,435,890 B2Granted
Joining tool for side-lapped joints
AssigneeNucor Corporation
InventorDavid L. Wiens
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Abstract
A joining tool is disclosed comprising a support; a stationary arm extending from the support at one end, the stationary arm comprising at the opposite end a first jaw; a movable arm pivotally mounted on the stationary arm; the movable arm driveable from the stationary arm in a pivotable motion by an actuator coupled to the moveable arm; and a second jaw coupled to the moveable arm, the moveable arm movable between an activated position in which the second jaw engages the first jaw and an initial position in which the second jaw is spaced from the first jaw.
Claims17
A joining tool comprising:
- a support;
- a stationary arm extending from the support at one end, the stationary arm comprising at an opposite end a first jaw;
- a moveable arm pivotally mounted on the stationary arm, the moveable arm comprising a second jaw;
- an actuator fixedly mounted on the moveable arm, wherein the actuator comprises a piston operatively coupled to the stationary arm and the actuator, wherein the moveable arm is driveable from the stationary arm in a pivotable motion by the actuator and wherein the actuator moves with the moveable arm, and wherein the moveable arm is moveable between an activated position in which the second jaw engages the first jaw and an initial position in which the second jaw is spaced from the first jaw;
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- at least one indexer operatively coupled to the support, the stationary arm, the moveable arm, the first jaw, or the second jaw, wherein the at least one indexer is configured to contact decking while the stationary arm and the moveable arm straddle a side-lap seam and position the first jaw and the second jaw between a top of the side-lap seam and a base of the side-lap seam while in the initial position, and wherein the at least one indexer contacts the decking before the stationary arm or the moveable arm contact the decking.
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A joining tool comprising:
- a support;
- a stationary arm extending from the support at one end, the stationary arm comprising at an opposite end a first jaw;
- a moveable arm pivotally mounted on the stationary arm, the moveable arm comprising a second jaw, wherein the moveable arm is driveable from the stationary arm in a pivotable motion by an actuator between an activated position in which the second jaw engages the first jaw and an initial position in which the second jaw is spaced from the first jaw;
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- at least one indexer operatively coupled to the support, the stationary arm or the moveable arm, wherein the at least one indexer is operatively configured to contact decking while the first jaw of the stationary arm and the second jaw of the moveable arm straddle a side-lap seam and position the first jaw and the second jaw between a top of the side-lap seam and a base of the side-lap seam while in the initial position, and wherein the at least one indexer contacts the decking before the first jaw of the stationary arm or the second jaw of the moveable arm contact the decking.
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A joining tool comprising:
- a first arm having a first jaw;
- a second arm having a second jaw, wherein the second arm is operatively coupled to the first arm;
- a support operatively coupled to the first arm and the second arm;
- an actuator operatively coupled to the support and the first arm or the second arm;
- an indexer operatively coupled to the first arm, the second arm, or the support;
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- wherein the indexer is operatively configured to contact decking while the first jaw and the second jaw straddle a side-lap seam and position the first jaw and the second jaw between a top of the side-lap seam and a base of the side-lap seam while in an initial position, and wherein the indexer contacts the decking before the first jaw or the second jaw contact the decking.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.