Toggle press, pivot pin, and cutting and crimping blades

Abstract

A toggle press includes a body; a lower platen coupled to the body; an upper platen movably coupled to the body; a handle; and a compound lever assembly coupling the handle to the body and the upper platen. The compound lever assembly includes a primary lever rotatably coupled to the body and a secondary lever coupling the primary lever to the upper platen. The handle is coupled to the secondary lever. The handle is configured to rotate between a fully open position and a fully closed position, and rotation of the handle is configured to move the upper platen toward or away from the lower platen. The compound lever is configured to contract in response to the handle moving from the fully open position to the fully closed position and to elongate in response to the handle moving from the fully closed position to the fully open position.

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