Portable hose fitting crimping device

Apparatus for crimping a coupling to a hose comprising:

• a relatively elongated portable frame including a first end plate apertured to receive a portion of said hose with said fitting uncrimpedly mounted thereon, a second end plate having a threaded bore extending longitudinally therethrough, and a pair of tie rods interconnecting said first and second end plates;
• a thrust screw mounted in said threaded bore and movable axially therein to position one screw end interiorly of said frame and the other screw end exteriorly of said frame;
• a turn bar and nut assembly connected to said exterior screw end for axially moving said screw;
• a shoulder screw connected to said interior screw end;
• a thrust bearing assembly in combination with said interior screw end and said shoulder screw for providing drive power to a crimping cam means, said thrust bearing assembly including a thrust bearing seated in a bearing housing and adaptor means between said interior screw end and said thrust bearing, said shoulder screw extending through said adaptor means and said thrust bearing into said bearing housing;
• a camming crimping bowl mounted on said bearing housing;
• and a camming crimping cartridge removably mounted on said first end plate, said cartridge including a first plate in combination with a second plate for supporting a plurality of dies movable radially inward of said axis to crimp said fitting and being readily removable for replacement to crimp a different diameter fitting.