Patent ID: 6042319
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B42B,B42P

Abstract:
A manual tinner for crimping a slide onto a workpiece comprising:a frame;a first crimping member mounted to said frame, said first crimping member having a leading edge and a first surface;a second crimping member mounted to said frame, said second crimping member having a second surface and a third surface converging at a bending edge;said first and second crimping members being mounted for movement relative to each to crimp the slide and workpiece adapted to be positioned therebetween; anda third crimping member pivotally coupled to said first crimping member proximate said leading edge, said third crimping member having a fourth surface selectively movable to and between a first position substantially coplanar with said first crimping member first surface when said first crimping member and said second crimping member are moved toward each other to crimp the slide and workpiece and a second position in which said third crimping member is juxtaposed against said second crimping member to thereby bend the slide and workpiece around the bending edge.