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US 4,327,485 AGranted
Pistol grip tool
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorRobert D. Rix
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Abstract
A tool is disclosed which has a variable tool stroke useful for inserting a wire conductor into and along a conductor terminating slot of an electrical terminal of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,141,618.
Claims5
In a tool provided with a ram mounted in a casing and a lever mounted to the casing pivotally to displace the ram outwardly of the casing to provide a force-applying, tool stroke, the improvement comprising:
- a shoulder provided on said ram, and
- a trigger pivotally mounted on said casing and provided with a manually engageable portion and a stop portion projecting into the stroke path of said ram and being engaged by said shoulder to limit the extent of stroke, said trigger being pivotable to remove said stop portion from the stroke path of said ram.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.