Pintle insertion tool
AssigneeAstenJohnson International, Inc.
InventorTed Borgerding
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a pintle insertion tool is disclosed. The pintle insertion tool includes a housing, and a drive assembly supported by the housing. The drive assembly includes a controller connected to a power supply and configured to drive at least one motor. The drive assembly includes a first roller and a second roller defining at least a portion of a channel therebetween. The at least one motor is configured to rotate the first roller and the second roller in both a forward direction and a reverse direction. The channel is adapted to receive a pintle lead wire such that the pintle lead wire is driven by the first roller and the second roller through interdigitated seam loops on opposing ends of a textile sheet so that a pintle can be pushed into position to complete a seam.
Claims14
A pintle insertion tool comprising:
- a drive assembly including a controller connected to a power supply and configured to drive at least one motor,
- a first roller and a second roller defining at least a portion of a channel therebetween, the at least one motor configured to rotate the first roller and the second roller, and
- the channel is adapted to receive a pintle lead wire such that the pintle lead wire is driven by the first roller and the second roller through interdigitated seam loops on opposing ends of a textile so that a pintle can be pushed into position to complete a seam.
A method of inserting a pintle, the method comprising:
- (i) providing a pintle insertion tool comprising:
- a drive assembly including a controller connected to a power supply and configured to drive at least one motor,
- a first roller and a second roller defining at least a portion of a channel therebetween, the at least one motor configured to rotate the first roller and the second roller, and
- the channel is adapted to receive a pintle lead wire;
- (ii) positioning the pintle insertion tool adjacent to opposing sheet ends, each of the opposing sheet ends defining a plurality of seam loops;
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- (iii) inserting a pintle lead wire into the channel defined by the pintle insertion tool, such that pintle lead wire is driven through the plurality of seam loops which are interdigitated to install a pintle to close a seam between the opposing sheet ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.