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US 2017/0317460 A1Published application
Hand-actuatable crimping tool
AssigneeWeidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsThilo BRÖKER, Christoph DIERKS
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Abstract
A hand-actuated crimping tool for manipulating electrical cables includes a pair of crimping grips which are pivotally connected for movement between open and closed positions and a crimping head for gripping a cable. An electronic counter including an electronic circuit and a signaling device is connected with one of the grips and is operable to count each time the crimping tool is operated.
Claims12
1-11. (canceled)
A hand-actuated crimping tool for electrical cables, comprising
- (a) first and second crimping grips which are connected for pivotal movement between open and closed positions, one end of each of said grips cooperating to define a crimping head for gripping the cable;
- (b) a counter connected with said first crimping grip and including
- (1) an electronic circuit;
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- (2) a signaling device connected with said electronic circuit and operable by said second crimping grip each time said crimping grips are in the closed position to emit a counting signal to said electronic circuit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.