Patent ID: 7124787
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A tool for tensioning and severing a cable tie used in connection with a remote pneumatic power supply, said cable tie including a head portion and a tail portion, said tool comprising: a housing, said housing having a gripping portion and a barrel portion, said barrel portion having a front section and a rear section; a nosepiece located on said front section of said barrel portion, said nosepiece having a cable tie entrance; means for severing said cable tie; a trigger for actuating said severing means; a cylinder located within said housing and containing a piston for transmitting pneumatic power to said cable tool; first and second spaced apart inlets, said first inlet being in communication with a first fitting having a portion thereof extending outwardly from a first location on said housing, and said first inlet being arranged for communication with said remote pneumatic power supply; and in the alternative, said second inlet being arranged for interchangeable entry and communication with a second fitting locatable on said housing at a second location spaced from said first location, and said second fitting having an outwardly extending portion arranged for communication with said remote pneumatic power supply.