Patent ID: 6324884
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B21D,B25B,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand-held portable crimping tool for securing a fitting to a hose comprising:a hydraulic body having a crimping piston;a yoke comprising a top yoke and a bottom yoke, wherein the bottom yoke is coupled to the hydraulic body and the top yoke is coupled to the bottom yoke;a top die locator in communication with the top yoke;a bottom die locator in communication with the bottom yoke;crimping-dies for crimping the hose, said crimping-dies coupled to the bottom die locator and the top die locator; and,a guide foot and a corresponding guide hole for a particular crimping-die, the guide foot is comprised of a resilient material, wherein movement of the guide foot into the corresponding guide hole changes the relative position the particular crimping die when a crimping force is applied by the crimping-dies to the fitting;wherein application of a linear crimping force applied by the crimping piston is transformed to a controlled non-linear crimping force as applied by the crimping-dies to the fitting.