Patent ID: 6619101
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B25B,H01R

Abstract:
A head for a crimping tool assembly, said head comprising:a generally â€œCâ€  shaped body which can withstand repeated tensile forces, said â€œCâ€  shaped body comprising an elongated beam portion and a first arm extending in a given direction from a first end of said beam portion and a second arm extending in said given direction from an opposing end of said beam portion; said beam portion having opposed first and second elongated sides, with the plane of the first and second sides extending generally parallel to said given direction, said beam portion including an inside elongated third side extending transversely of said given direction between said first and second sides, said beam portion including an outside elongated fourth side extending transversely of said given direction between said first and second sides, said third and fourth sides of the beam comprising continuous walls of a given thickness; said beam portion having a plurality of internal supporting ribs which extend between said first and second sides transversely of said given direction, said ribs being connected at one end to said third side wall and at their opposing end to the fourth side wall, said ribs being pointed at said third side wall toward higher stress regions of said beam portion; and said beam portion having a plurality of openings or depressions in the first and second sides for reducing the weight of said beam portion, said openings or depressions being disposed in lower stress regions of said beam portion.