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US 2026/0061472 A1Published application
Bending tool
AssigneeSnap-on Incorporated
InventorsDavid T. Doyle, Nicholas A. Gabbey, George R. Call
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Abstract
A bending tool for bending tubing, the bending tool includes first and second bend bodies that respectively include first and second arcuate channels. A central channel is cooperatively formed between the first and second bend bodies, and tubing partially disposed in the central channel may be bent around either of the first or second bend bodies to impart a desired bend. An attachment may be provided on the bending tool for releasably coupling the bending tool to another tool.
Claims19
A bending tool, comprising:
- a first bend body;
- a second bend body adapted to couple to the first bend body in a fixed position relative to the first bend body, wherein the first and second bend bodies respectively include first and second arcuate channels;
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- a central channel cooperatively formed between the first and second bend bodies and adapted to receive a tube, wherein the first and second arcuate channels extend from the central channel.
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A bending tool, comprising:
- a first bend body;
- a second bend body coupled to the first bend body;
- first and second arcuate channels respectively disposed on the first and second bend bodies;
- a central channel respectively formed between the first and second bend bodies;
- a base coupled to the first and second bend bodies;
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- a handle coupled to the base.
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A bending tool, comprising:
- a base;
- a first bend body coupled to the base;
- a second bend body coupled to the base;
- a central channel cooperatively formed between the first and second bend bodies;
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- first and second arcuate channels respectively disposed on the first and second bend bodies, wherein the first and second arcuate channels cooperatively form a circle with the central channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.