Patent ID: 9180584
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B21D,B25B,F16L,F24F

Abstract:
1. A tool for installing and crimping a cleat for fastening together sections of sheet ductwork, the tool comprising: a) an installing plate having a top edge, a bottom edge, a front face and a rear face, including a ledge extending from the bottom of the front face, the distal edge of the ledge including an upturned lip, configured to hold a cleat prior to installation, and including a threaded bore on the rear face between the top edge and the bottom edge; and b) at least two handles, each having a threaded proximal end for selected threaded connection into the threaded bore of the installing plate, the first handle having a length of at least 1.5 times the length of the installing plate, and the second handle having a length of about one-half the length of the first handle.