Patent ID: 7979980
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: B25B,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A press frame adapted for engagement and use with a press tool having a displaceable ram in the tool for applying an axial press force relative to a workpiece or connector positioned in the press frame, the press frame comprising: a frame defining a first end adapted for engagement with a press tool, a second end opposite from the first end, and a generally hollow interior defined at least partly between the first end and the second end and accessible along an exterior region of the frame; a movable plunger disposed within the hollow interior defined in the frame and adapted to engage the ram in the press tool and transmit the press force from the press tool; an anvil disposed proximate the second end of the frame, the anvil defining a slotted recess for receiving at least one of a workpiece and a connector to be joined thereto; at least one shoe movably disposed within the hollow interior defined by the frame, the at least one shoe defining a proximal face directed toward the first end of the frame and a distal face directed toward the second end of the frame, the at least one shoe defining a cradle along the distal face for receiving and supporting a connector; and a biasing element for urging the at least one shoe toward the second end of the frame.