Bundle tie tensioning clutch
AssigneeHellermannTyton Corporation
InventorsEdward P. Dyer, William K. Lueschen
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Abstract
Provided is a tensioning clutch to be used in a tool for tensioning bundle, or cable, ties. A tensioning clutch according to the present invention includes a pawl mechanism having a removable pawl insert adapted to be reoriented or replaced without requiring significant disassembly of the housing of the tool. A tensioning clutch according to the present invention includes a pawl link, a tension abutment at least partly contemporaneously movable with the pawl link, and a pawl mechanism movably coupled to the pawl link. The pawl mechanism includes a pawl insert having one or more tie engagement surfaces, the insert being detachably coupled to a pawl body. The tie engagement surface of the insert may be biased towards, and movable away from, the tension abutment.
Claims20
A tensioning clutch comprising:
- a pawl link;
- a tension abutment at least partly contemporaneously movable with said pawl link;
- a pawl mechanism movably coupled to said pawl link, said pawl mechanism including a pawl insert detachably coupled to a pawl body, said pawl insert including a tie engagement surface;
- said tie engagement surface being biased towards, and movable away from, said tension abutment.
In a bundle tie tensioning tool having a mechanism for grasping a bundle tie, the improvement comprising:
- a pawl mechanism movably coupled to a pawl link, said pawl mechanism including a pawl insert detachably coupled to a pawl body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.