Patent ID: 7874193
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: B25B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A crimping tool comprising: a body; and at least three crimping dies adjacent to another that are guided for displacement in the crimping tool, where each of the crimping dies comprises wherein a linkage is arranged to guide a movement of the pivot points of the crimping dies relative to the body of the crimping tool to produce a movement between the pivot points of the crimping dies and the body of the crimping tool, and wherein the tooth flanks of the crimping dies are arranged to cooperate with tooth flanks in the body of the crimping tool, whereby the crimping surfaces of the crimping dies are arranged to act on a workpiece to be crimped without the crimping dies sliding on the surface of the body of the tool thereby decreasing wear between the crimping dies and the body of the tool.