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US 11,707,879 B2Granted
Electrically powered crimp tool
AssigneeRidge Tool Company
InventorsMarc Lütolf, Sean Alan Davis, Richard M. Kundracik
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Abstract
Electrically powered crimp tools are described. Also described are methods of operating the tools and methods of crimping. The tools include a housing, an electric motor, a roller screw assembly, and a jaw assembly. In particular versions of the tools the jaw assembly includes a cam linkage member that is manually displaced by a user to more easily open the jaws after performing a crimp.
Claims6
A jaw assembly adapted for engagement with a powered displaceable member, the jaw assembly comprising:
- a first jaw and a second jaw which are positionable between a closed position and an open position,
- a cam linkage member pivotally coupled to the first jaw by a cam pivot pin;
- a lever coupled to the first jaw;
- wherein the lever and the cam linkage member are positioned and configured such that the first jaw and the second jaw can be positioned toward the open position from the closed position by manually moving the lever so as to contact the cam linkage member and pivot the cam linkage member about the cam pivot pin;
- wherein each of the first jaw and the second jaw include at least one protruding member that projects radially inward from a working surface of a respective jaw, wherein the protruding member is configured to react against forces exerted on die inserts when such die inserts are positioned along the working surface of each of the first and second jaws.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.