Two-piece blind fastener and installation tool
AssigneeSPS Technologies, Inc.
InventorsCristinel COBZARU, Brian HOFFARTH
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AssigneeSPS Technologies, Inc.
InventorsCristinel COBZARU, Brian HOFFARTH
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A tool for installing a blind fastener including a bolt and a nut includes a collet, a socket assembly, a drive body and a mode clutch. The collet is configured to selectively engage a tool engagement portion of the nut. The socket assembly includes a socket housing and a plurality of rollers. The socket housing defines a bore disposed about the axis. A surface of each roller is configured to engage a cylindrical tool engagement portion of the bolt within a bore to rotate the bolt about an axis. The drive body is coupled to the socket housing and configured to rotate the socket housing about the axis. The mode clutch is operable in an engaged mode in which the socket housing is coupled to the collet for common rotation about the axis and a disengaged mode in which the socket housing is rotatable relative to the collet.
A tool for installing a blind fastener including a bolt and a nut, the tool comprising:
A tool for installing a blind fastener including a bolt and a nut, the tool comprising:
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