Patent ID: 9724809
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B25B,F16B

Claim:
1. A tool for impact forming a cotter pin comprising: a handle configured to receive an operating force; a stationary portion having a face, the stationary portion connected to the handle at a proximate end portion; an orientation pin positioned on a distal end portion of the face of the stationary portion; two anvil pins positioned on the face of the stationary portion between the proximate end portion and the orientation pin; and a hammer portion communicating with the operating force; the hammer portion configured to move linearly across the face of the stationary portion from a first position to a second position in response to the operating force; the hammer portion having a symmetrical arcuate end, wherein a vertex of the symmetrical arcuate end is between the two anvil pins when the hammer is in the second position.