Patent ID: 6164107
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: B21D,B25B

Abstract:
A tool for producing a crimp in a workpiece, the tool comprising:a first arm;a second arm movable relative to the first arm;a first jaw rigidly connected to the first arm;a second jaw pivotably connected to the second arm and pivotably connected to the first jaw, the first and second jaws having a closed position relative to each other wherein the first and second jaws are proximate each other;the first and second jaws having complementary die members, a first of the die members comprising a pair of spaced-apart edges, a second of the die members comprising an edge that is aligned between the spaced-apart edges when the first and second jaws are in the closed positioned; anda distal member at a distal end of the first of the die members and interconnecting the pair of spaced-apart edges, the distal member having a notch formed therein such that the distal member does not engage a portion of a workpiece positioned between the first and second jaws.