Tube pointer
AssigneeUnited Wire & Supply Corporation
InventorEllery L. Baker
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Abstract
A tube pointer for compressing metal tubes prior to drawing the tubes through a die that employs a plurality of pairs of jaws oriented about a central axis. The jaws are provided with recesses and one side wall thereof receives portions of a juxtaposed jaw that allows the jaws to close fully.
Claims5
A tube pointer comprising a housing having at least an opening in one end, a plurality of pairs of jaw means with opposed work engaging faces, means to simultaneously move the jaw means in said housing in a chordal path, said jaw means comprising a block with parallel side faces, a work-engaging face and a rear face, a longitudinal recess on one side face, said recess having a wall substantially the width and length of the work-engaging face that receives for sliding engagement the work-engaging face of a juxtaposed jaw means whereby the jaw means may completely close the opening at said one end of said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.