Patent ID: 6032510
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B21J,Y10T

Abstract:
A blind rivet setting tool (10) comprisinga front end (2) including an outer support barrel (4),an inner pulling mandrel (6), anda rivet flange contacting face (8),characterized in that a portion of the outer support barrel (4) and a portion of the inner mandrel (6) are cut away along the length of the tool (10) extending from the rivet flange contacting face (8) to provide a cut-away face (12),a slot (14) extending from the rivet flange contacting face (8) of the outer support barrel (4) along the length of the barrel (4) and pulling mandrel (6), said slot being open to the cut away face (12) of the barrel (4) and pulling mandrel (6), and comprisinga first section (16) located in the outer support barrel (4) and sized to accept the mandrel of a blind rivet,a second section (18) located in the pulling mandrel (6) and sized to accept the mandrel of a blind rivet, anda third section (34) located in the pulling mandrel (6) and sized to accept the pulling head of the mandrel of the blind rivet, anda retaining member (20) extending into said slot (14) and abutting a rivet positioned in said slot to prevent inadvertent removal of the rivet from the slot.