A locking mechanism for tools that crimp an object, such tool including:
- a head section, said head section comprised of:
- a first head member, and
- a second head member, and
- a connection point enabling pivotal engagement of said first head member with said second head member, and
- a handle section, said handle section comprised of
- a first handle member, and
- a first connector connecting said first handle member to said first head member, and
- a second handle member, and
- a second connector connecting said second handle member to said second head member, and
- a third connector, pivotally connecting said first handle member to said second handle member, and
- the locking mechanism being comprised of
- a threaded bolt, and
- a first lock bar, said first lock bar including
- a first plate extension positioned on a front side of said first and said second head members, and
- a second plate extension positioned on a back side of said first and said second head members whereby said first and second plate extensions are each connected to said first and said second head members connecting said first and said second head members together at a common geared area, and locking said lock bar in place with respect to said head section, and
- a male connector, at an end opposite said plate extensions, said male connector including an oblong shaped channel, and a threaded aperture to receive said threaded bolt, and
- a second lock bar, said second lock bar including
- a female receptor, at a first end, to accept said male connector of said first lock bar, and
- a channel through said female receptor, said channel to accept said connector pivotally connecting said first handle member to said second handle, and
- an aperture, at a second end opposite the first end, to accept said threaded bolt;
- and
- said first and second lock bars being aligned such that said female receptor of said second lock bar accepts said male connector of said first lock bar, thus said channel of said female receptor together with said third connector pivotally connecting said first handle member and said second handle member, said channel of female receptor having accepted said third connector pivotally connecting said first handle member and said second handle member, align in and are able to travel along the long axis of said oblong channel of said male connector during operation of the said tool, and
- when said tool is in the closed position, and an object has been crimped between said first head member and said second head member, said threaded bolt is received by said aperture of said second lock bar and aligned and screwed into said aperture of said first lock bar, rigidly attaching said first lock bar and said second lock bar to one another, and
- said first lock bar is rigidly attached to said head section, and
- rigidly attaching said first and said second lock bars to one another selectively locks the position of said channel of said female receptor in said second lock bar, and
- selectively locking the position of said channel of said female receptor selectively locks the position of the third connector pivotally connecting said first and second handle members, and
- selectively locking the position of said third connector pivotally connecting said first and second handle members selectively locks the position of said connectors that connect said first and second handle members to said first and second head members, and
- selectively locking the position of said first and second connectors that connect said first and said second handle members to said first and said second head members, respectively, selectively locks a position of said first and said second head members, and
- wherein the locking mechanism releasably secures a position of said third connector that pivotally connects said first and second handle members preventing movement of said third connector along the long axis of the tool thus preventing movement of said first connector and second connector connecting said first and second handle members to said first and second head members and, in turn, preventing movement of said first and second head members when the tool is in the closed position.