Patent ID: 9142931
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: B25B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A crimp tool for crimping a workpiece, said crimp tool comprising: a crimp head comprising a crimp jaw, the crimp jaw having opposing jaw members, at least one of the jaw members being movable toward and away from the other jaw member for crimping an object therebetween; a handle mounted to the crimp head, the handle comprising a frame and a lever rotatably mounted on the frame for rotation relative to the frame between an open position and a closed position, the lever defining a slot, the handle further comprising a cam drive pin being slidable within the slot, rotation of the lever causing the cam drive pin to slide within the slot between an engaged position and a disengaged position; and a toggle mechanism operatively connected between the lever of the handle and the at least one jaw member of the crimp head, the toggle mechanism comprising a cam and a cam follower engaging a periphery of the cam, the cam including a ratchet tooth along the periphery of the cam, the cam drive pin in the engaged position engaging the ratchet tooth to rotatably couple the lever to the cam such that the cam is rotated in a first rotational direction by the lever as the lever rotates from the open position to the closed position, rotation of the cam causing translation of the cam follower to cause movement of the at least one jaw member towards the other jaw member, the cam being configured to rotate in an opposite, second rotational direction relative to the frame as the lever rotates from the closed position to the open position.