Pressure measuring device for crimping tool

A pressure measuring device to measure a pressure delivered by a crimping tool, the crimping tool having a pair of opposing crimp jaws which move toward each other to crimp a member positioned therebetween when the crimping tool is actuated, the pressure measuring device comprising:

• a body having a base component and a top component which are coupled together for movement relative to each other;
• a saddle formed in the body to thereby position the pair of opposing crimp jaws on the body, wherein the saddle further comprises a base component saddle portion and a top component saddle portion;
• a pressure gauge coupled to the body and in communication therewith to display a pressure applied to the body as a result of the one of the crimp jaws contacting the base component and the other of the crimp jaws contacting the top component to thereby measure a crimping pressure delivered by the crimping tool;
• a holding mechanism which maintains a pressure reading on the pressure gauge until the holding mechanism is released;
• and
• a pair of pistons positioned between the base component and the top component and spaced from each other with the saddle therebetween, the pair of pistons being compressed when the top component and the base component are moved toward one another during a pressure measurement of the crimping tool;
• wherein the pressure measuring device measures a pressure delivered directly by the crimp jaws of the crimping tool.

A combination comprising:

• a crimping tool having a pair of opposing crimp jaws which move toward each other to crimp a member positioned therebetween when the crimping tool is actuated;
• a pressure measuring device to measure a pressure delivered by the crimping tool, the pressure measuring device further comprising
• (a) a body having a base component and a top component which are coupled together for movement relative to each other;
• and
• (b) a pressure gauge coupled to the body and in communication therewith to display a pressure applied to the body as a result of the one of the crimp jaws contacting the base component and the other of the crimp jaws contacting the top component to thereby measure a crimping pressure delivered by the crimping tool;
• wherein the crimping tool is produced by one of a plurality of crimping tool manufacturers and the pressure measuring device accommodates the crimping tool produced one of the plurality of crimping tool manufacturers.

A method of measuring the crimp pressure delivered by a crimping tool, the crimping tool having a pair of opposing crimp jaws which move toward each other to crimp a member positioned therebetween when the crimping tool is actuated, the method comprising the steps of:

• positioning a body of a pressure measuring device between the opposing crimp jaws of the crimping tool, the body having a top component and a base component which are coupled together for movement relative to each other;
• directly contacting the top component with one of the crimp jaws of the pair of opposing crimp jaws;
• directly contacting the base component with the other one of the crimp jaws of the pair of opposing crimp jaws;
• applying a crimp pressure to the body of the measuring device with the pair of opposing crimp jaws;
• moving the top component toward the base component based on the crimp pressure delivered by the crimp jaws;
• and
• reading the crimp pressure on a pressure gauge coupled to the body of the measuring device.