Patent ID: 7254982
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: B25B,B25F,H01R

Abstract:
1. Electrohydraulic pressing device suitable for one-handed operation, comprising: a housing having a forward end and a rearward end; a working head attached to said housing, said working head provided at said forward end of said housing; an electric motor for actuating said working head, said electric motor being rearward of said working head, provided within said housing and being axially aligned with said working head; a hydraulic tank which houses hydraulic fluid, said hydraulic tank being rearward of said working head and provided within said housing; a pump for pumping hydraulic fluid from said hydraulic tank to said working head, said pump being rearward of said working head and provided within said housing; and a gear mechanism connected between the electric motor and the pump, said gear mechanism being rearward of said working head and provided within said housing; said housing defining a gripping region around which one hand of a user can be placed, said gripping region is formed around the electric motor such that in use, the hand of the user at least partially encircles the housing around said electric motor; and an actuating switch for actuating said working head, said actuating switch provided on said housing and being forward of said gripping region such that in use, the hand of the user can actuate said actuating switch while gripping said gripping region.