Clip crimping tool

A clip crimping tool for crimping a clip, the clip crimping tool comprising:

• a drive section being powered by compressed air for supplying crimping force;
• a clip contact section being connected to and provided in-line with said drive section;
• a feed slide for feeding said clip into said contact section;
• a trigger valve being operable to activate said drive section to crimp said clip in said contact section;
• a hollow air storage body defining a compressed air storage reservoir and being adapted to be connected in direct communication with a source of compressed air and being connectible to communicate a supply of compressed air collected in said reservoir to said drive section;
• a main valve operable in response to operation of said trigger valve to communicate compressed air from said reservoir into said drive section of said clip crimping tool, said drive section including:
• a piston cylinder in communication with said main valve and having a piston with an end, said end of said piston extending from said piston cylinder;
• and, a clip element tool provided on said end of said piston, wherein said piston cylinder has a predetermined diameter and defines an open end of equal diameter, and wherein said main valve comprises:
• a main valve cylinder;
• a main valve element within said main valve cylinder, said main valve element having a diameter that is larger than said diameter of said piston cylinder, and being adapted to seat on said open end of said piston cylinder and being movable therefrom to communicate compressed air from said reservoir to said piston cylinder and wherein said main valve is disposed between said compressed air reservoir and said piston cylinder and including a compressed air connection on said air storage body to supply compressed air to said reservoir.