Tool for mounting a tension clamp

A tool for mounting a tension clamp (19) surrounding an object to be fastened, the clamp having a band (20) surrounding the object to be fastened and a buckle (21) mounted on a first band end portion (22) and surrounding the band (20), wherein a second band end portion (23) extends through the buckle (21), the tool comprising;

• a holding mechanism for holding the buckle (21) including the band (20) surrounding the object to be fastened;
• a tensioning device for tensioning the band (20) around the object to be fastened by applying tension to the second band end portion (23);
• a locking device (50) for locking the buckle (21) on the band (20) having two plier jaws (54) adapted to be inserted into two lateral windows (25) of the buckle (21) for simultaneously bending side edges of the second band end portion (23) without bending side edges of the first band end portion (22);
• and
• a severing device for severing any excess band length,
• characterised in that each of the plier jaws (54) has an inclined surface (55) with a width corresponding to a width of the corresponding window (25) as measured in the longitudinal direction of the band and is adapted to be actuated so as to shear and bend upward a portion (24) of the side edge of the second band end portion (23) at the window (25), wherein said shearing is achieved at edges of the respective window (25) of the buckle (21) such that the buckle (21) itself will shear the side edge of the second band end portion (23).