Insertion tool with gas spring
AssigneeBurndy Technology LLC
InventorsAlan D. Beck, John D. Lefavour, Lawrence Brown
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Abstract
A connector installation apparatus including a frame, a ram and a gas spring. The frame includes an anvil section. The anvil section is adapted to have a first connector part located at the anvil section. The ram is movably connected to the frame. The ram includes a front section adapted to have a second connector part located at the front section. The gas spring includes a piston head on a rear end of the ram, and a portion of the frame forming two variable chambers with the piston head.
Claims22
A connector installation apparatus comprising:
- a frame comprising an anvil section, wherein the anvil section is adapted to have a first connector part located at the anvil section;
- a ram movably connected to the frame, wherein the ram comprises a front section adapted to have a second connector part located at the front section;
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- a gas spring comprising a piston head on a rear end of the ram and a portion of the frame forming two variable chambers with the piston head.
A connector installation apparatus comprising:
- a frame comprising an anvil section, wherein the anvil section is adapted to have a first connector part located at the anvil section;
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- a ram movably connected to the frame, wherein the ram comprises a front section adapted to have a second connector part located at the front section,
- wherein the ram comprises a piston head forming two variable chambers in the frame, and
- wherein a conduit and a gas flow control connect the two chambers to each other to control movement of gas between the two chambers and movement of the ram relative to the frame.
A method comprising:
- moving a ram of a connector installation tool from a first extended position to a second retracted position in a frame, wherein gas from a first chamber is compressed into a second chamber by a piston head of the ram;
- locating two connector pieces of a connector between a front end of the ram and an anvil section of the frame;
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- allowing the gas to move from the second chamber back to the first chamber to thereby drive the ram forward and move a first one of the connector pieces into a second one of the connector pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.