Patent ID: 9561584
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B25B,F16L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A swage tool for coupling a compression fitting to a fluid line, said swage tool comprising: first and second lever arms pivotally connected via at least one first pivot joint and having proximal end portions at or near said first pivot joint and distal end portions distal from said first pivot joint; a threaded element coupled between said first and second lever arms at a location between said proximal end portions and said distal end portions, wherein said threaded element is pivotally mounted at said first lever arm via a second pivot joint so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis that is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of said threaded element; first and second jaw elements disposed at said distal end portions of said first and second lever arms, respectively, wherein said first jaw element is pivotally attached at said distal end portion of said first lever arm via a third pivot joint, and wherein, when said first jaw element is pivotally attached to said distal end portion of said first lever arm, said first law element is independently pivotable about said third pivot joint relative to said first and second lever arms and relative to said second jaw element irrespective of the position of said first and second lever arms; wherein said threaded element is rotatable to impart pivotal movement of said first and second lever arms relative to one another to thereby move said jaw elements between a compression position in which said jaw elements are closer together, and a non-compression position in which said jaw elements are spaced further apart than in the compression position; and wherein said first, second and third pivot joints cooperate to substantially align said jaw elements with respective engaging surfaces of the compression fitting during use of said swage tool.