Patent ID: 6044547
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B25B,G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for forming a crimped connection between a first, tubular member and a second member extending within said first member, said apparatus comprising a pincerlike crimper including a pair of pincers each having a handle to which a force can be applied and a grasping jaw for exerting a crimping pressure on said members working on a pivot, said grasping jaws including a plurality of crimping elements carried by said grasping jaws for engaging and deforming said first member to form a crimped connection between said first and second members by the application of a force at said handles turning said pincers at said pivot for exerting said crimping pressure, and a fixture for holding said members to be crimped connected, said fixture including a lock mechanism to prevent removal of at least one of the members from said fixture before a crimped connection between said members has been made by said crimper.