Patent ID: 6715333
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B25B,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutting and crimping device comprising:(a) a frame with a front end and a back end, the frame comprising a protrusion on the front end, the protrusion being held stationary with respect to the frame and having a first cutting portion and a first crimping portion both immovably mounted on the opposed sides thereof; (b) a cutting arm with a front end and a back end, the cutting arm pivotally coupled to the frame on one side of the protrusion, the cutting arm comprising a second cutting portion on its front end; (c) a crimping arm with a front end and a back end, the crimping arm pivotally coupled to the frame on an opposite side of the protrusion, the crimping arm comprising a second crimping portion on its front end; and, (d) an actuator coupled to the back ends of the cutting and crimping arms, the actuator operable to move the cutting and crimping device between an open position wherein the front ends of the cutting and crimping arms are separated from the protrusion by a maximum distance, and a closed position wherein the front ends of the cutting and crimping arms are separated from the protrusion by a lesser distance.