Wire wrapper
OwnerKevin Larkininventor
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Abstract
The lubrication process for a wire wrap hand tool can be improved by including a lubrication mechanism in the tool housing. In one such tool, the lubrication mechanism is an opening positioned in the housing that allows the needle portion of a syringe to pass into the housing near a moveable component of the drive assembly of the tool. The syringe then can dispense an appropriate amount of lubricant in order to properly lubricate the component(s) of the drive assembly without having to disassemble the tool. This approach can prevent the loss or contamination of parts internal to the tool, while preventing a loss of productivity due to the disassembly and reassembly of the tool.
Claims8
A hand tool for making a wire wrap connection, comprising:
- a tool housing having a handle portion and an operable end portion;
- a trigger mechanism pivotably attached to the handle portion;
- a main drive gear positioned inside the tool housing such that pivoting of the trigger mechanism causes a rotation of the main drive gear;
- a drive actuator in contact with the main drive gear in the housing and capable of rotationally driving a wrapping bit placed at the operable end of the housing, the drive actuator having a gear portion shaped to mate with the main drive gear whereby rotation of the main drive gear causes a rotation of the drive actuator;
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- an opening in the tool housing for allowing an end of a lubricant dispensing device to pass into the housing, the opening being aligned with at least one of the main drive gear and drive actuator, whereby lubricant can be applied to at least one of the main drive gear and drive actuator without opening the tool housing.
A hand tool for making a wire wrap connection, comprising:
- a tool housing having a handle portion and an operable end portion;
- a drive assembly inside the tool housing for rotationally driving a wrapping bit placed at the operable end of the housing;
- means for activating said drive assembly;
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- a lubrication mechanism allowing at least one component of the drive assembly to be lubricated without opening the tool housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.