Patent ID: 6023832
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B25B,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for installing a lever operated spring clip on an object, said method comprising the steps of:providing a spring clip having a lever operated cam, a protuberance, and at least one hook portion;providing a tool having a first lever and a second lever pivotally attached thereto, wherein each of said first and second levers has a working end and a handle end;engaging the lever of the cam with the working end of the first lever;engaging the protuberance with the working end of the second lever;then pivoting the handle ends of the first and second levers towards one another thereby causing the working ends of the first and second levers to move towards one another and thereby causing the hook portion of the clip to deflect away from the remainder of the spring clip;placing the spring clip on the object while the hook portion remains deflected;moving the handles away from one another so as to cause the working ends of the levers to move away from one another;releasing the engagement of the working end of the second lever from the hook portion of the spring clip;pivoting the lever operated cam so as to cause the spring clip to tighten on the object; andreleasing the engagement between the working end of the first lever and the lever operated cam.