Patent ID: 6173629
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A power operated holder and actuator unit for supporting and actuating a manually operable leg tool having a pair of pivotally joined legs, with each of the legs having a manual manipulation end and an opposed work performing end, said unit comprising:an integral holder operable to receive and hold the manipulating end of each of said tool legs in disposition orienting the opposed work ends of the legs in locations to receive and then perform a selected work operation on a workpiece placed therebetween, in response to relative movement between the manipulation ends of the tool legs and thereby the work performing ends of the tool legs; anda power actuator releasably supporting said holder thereon for removal and reattachment of said holder as a unit, said power actuator being operably connected to said holder in order to shift at least one of said manipulation ends of the legs of said tool toward the other opposed manipulation end of the tool legs thereof so as to perform said work operation on said workpiece,said holder including a first clamp for receiving and holding the manipulating end of one of the tool legs, and a second clamp for receiving and holding the manipulating end of the other tool leg, said power actuator having a component releasably coupled to said second clamp for shifting the manipulating end of said other tool leg toward and away from the manipulating end of said one tool leg.