Jaw assembly
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsJohn D. Lefavour, Jennifer M. Peterson, Thomas R. Faucher
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Abstract
A jaw assembly including a first jaw, a second jaw, and a pivot pin. The first jaw has two spaced first ears having pivot pin holes through the first ears. The second jaw has two spaced second ears having a pivot pin holes through the second ears. The pivot pin is located in the pivot pin holes to pivotably mount the first and second jaws to each other. The pivot sections include a guide surface configured to guide alignment of the ears relative to each other to thereby align the pivot pin holes with each other. The jaws each include a rear end with a roller contact surface configured to be moved apart by rollers of a roller assembly of a tool. The rear ends each include a concave surface configured to locate one of the rollers therein.
Claims28
A jaw assembly comprising a pair of jaws pivotably connected to each other, wherein the jaws comprise rear ends with roller contact surfaces configured to be moved apart by rollers of a roller assembly of a hydraulic crimping tool, wherein the rear ends each comprise a concave surface configured to locate one of the rollers therein at an open jaw position of the jaws, wherein the jaws comprise ears with pivot holes, and wherein at least one of the ears comprises a laterally outward extending guide surface on an exterior facing side configured to guide alignment of the ears relative to each other to thereby align the pivot holes with each other.
A jaw assembly comprising:
- a first jaw having a first pivot section comprising two spaced first ears having pivot pin holes through the ears;
- a second jaw having a second pivot section comprising at least one second ear having a pivot pin hole through the at least one second ear;
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- a pivot pin located in the pivot pin holes to pivotably mount the first and second jaws to each other,
- wherein at least one of the pivot sections comprises a guide surface configured to directly contact a laterally outward extending surface of one of the other pivot sections to guide alignment of the ears relative to each other before full insertion of the pivot pin to thereby align the pivot pin holes with each other, wherein the jaws each comprise a rear end with a roller contact surface configured to be moved apart by rollers of a roller assembly of a hydraulic crimping tool, wherein the rear ends each comprise a concave surface configured to locate one of the rollers therein at an open jaw position of the jaws.
A jaw assembly comprising:
- a first jaw having a first pivot section comprising two spaced first ears having pivot pin holes through the first ears;
- a second jaw having a second pivot section comprising two spaced second ears having pivot pin holes through the second ears;
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- a pivot pin located in the pivot pin holes to pivotably mount the first and second jaws to each other,
- wherein at least one of the pivot sections comprises a guide surface configured to guide alignment of the ears relative to each other to thereby axially align the pivot pin holes with each other before full insertion of the pivot pin into all of the pivot pin holes, wherein the guide surface comprises, at an exterior facing side of the at least one pivot section, a laterally outward extending surface generally facing the pivot pin holes,
- wherein the jaws each comprise a rear end with a roller contact surface configured to be moved apart by rollers of a roller assembly of a hydraulic crimping tool, wherein the rear ends each comprise a concave surface configured to locate one of the rollers therein at an open jaw position of the jaws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.