Crimping tool
AssigneeRostra Tool Company
InventorsRichard A. Steiner, Joseph Krzyzanski
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Abstract
A crimping tool is provided for coupling a pipe with a connector or fitting. The crimping tool includes a first jaw having an opening on one side. The opening has a first slot sized and shaped to receive a portion of a pipe connector. A second jaw is operably coupled to the first jaw, the second jaw having a semi-cylindrical surface on one side with a second slot disposed therein. The semi-cylindrical surface sized and shaped to receive a portion of the pipe connector. The first jaw and second jaw are moveable between a first position and a second position, the semi-cylindrical surface being arranged at least partially within the opening when in the closed position.
Claims17
A crimping tool for coupling a connector to a pipe, the crimping tool comprising:
- a first jaw having a opening on one side and having a first slot disposed therein, wherein the opening is sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of an end portion of the connector;
- a second jaw operably coupled to the first jaw, the second jaw having a semi-cylindrical surface on one side with a second slot disposed therein, the semi-cylindrical surface being sized and shaped to receive an end portion of the connector;
- wherein the first jaw and second jaw are moveable between an open position and a closed position, the semi-cylindrical surface being arranged at least partially within the opening when in the closed position, and the second slot is arranged opposite the first slot when the first jaw and second jaw are in the closed position.
A crimping tool for coupling a pipe to a connector, the crimping tool comprising:
- a first arm;
- a second arm arranged adjacent and operably coupled to the first arm;
- a first jaw pivotally coupled to the first arm, the first jaw having an opening on a side adjacent the second arm, the opening having a first semi-circular slot therein;
- a second jaw pivotally coupled to the second arm opposite the first jaw, the second jaw having a semi-circular first surface adjacent the opening with a second semi-circular slot therein, wherein the first jaw and second jaw are movable between an open and closed position, the semi-cylindrical surface being disposed within the opening when in the closed position, wherein the first opening, the second opening, the first semi-circular slot and the second semi-circular slot cooperate to crimp the connector to the pipe when the first jaw and second jaw are in the closed position.
A method of crimping a connector to a pipe, the method comprising:
- providing a crimping tool having a first jaw operably coupled to a second jaw, the first jaw having an opening on one side and having a first slot disposed therein, wherein the opening is sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of an end portion of the connector, the second jaw having a semi-cylindrical surface on one side with a second slot disposed therein, the semi-cylindrical surface being sized and shaped to receive an end portion of the connector;
- placing the connector onto the pipe;
- moving the first jaw and second jaw to an open position;
- placing the connector into the opening adjacent an end of the connector;
- moving the first jaw and second jaw to a closed position;
- and
- displacing material from the connector into the first slot and second slot when in the closed position to couple the connector to the pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.