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US 4,356,845 AGranted
Holding and notching tool for CRT implosion protection
AssigneeRCA Corporation
InventorLaurence B. Kimbrough
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Abstract
A tool for holding and notching a banding strap being applied to an article includes angularly disposed pivotable arm. A fluid actuating device simultaneously pivots the arms in opposite directions. Each of the arms has jaws to hold the end of the strap by the edges before tension is applied to the strap and cutting edges to notch the strap to prevent strap motion while tensioning is being applied. Each of the arms also includes a fluid actuating device for rotating the notching edges with respect to the holding jaws.
Claims15
A holding and notching tool for use with a system for applying a banding strap to articles comprising:
- support means moveably arranged for selective positioning in the proximity of said strap and said article;
- a plurality of arms pivotably supported by said support means and angularily disposed with respect to each other;
- each of said arms including means for holding said strap to prevent relative movement of the end of said strap, said article and said support means prior to the application of tension to said strap, and means for notching said strap to prevent relative movement of said end of said strap, said article and said support means during the application of tension to said strap;
- means for pivoting said arms to pivot said means for holding to move in a closing direction and hold the edges of said end of said strap;
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- means for rotating said means for notching relative to said means for holding to form notches in said end of said strap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.