Patent ID: 7698925
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A crimper tool for closing a pipe support assembly including an elongated cylindrical body extending longitudinally between first and second ends and having an inside surface and an outside surface, the cylindrical body split longitudinally to define a first body portion having a first locking member and a second body portion having a second locking member, the first locking member lockingly engageable with the second locking member and including an outer surface and a stepped recess, and the second locking member including an outer surface and a tongue for engaging the stepped recess, said crimper tool comprising: a first elongated member including a first handle and a first jaw remote from said first handle, said first jaw including a first engagement surface for engaging the outer surface of the second locking member; and a second elongated member pivotally coupled to said first elongated member and including a second handle and a second jaw remote from said second handle, said second jaw including a second engagement surface opposing said first engagement surface for engaging the outer surface of the first locking member, an upper support surface for engaging the outside surface of the cylindrical body adjacent the first locking member, a guide surface for engaging the second end of the cylindrical body to laterally align said crimper tool with the first and second locking members, and a lower support surface opposing said upper support surface for engaging the inside surface of the cylindrical body adjacent the first locking member; whereby squeezing said first and second handles together pivots said first and second elongated members thereby moving said first and second jaws toward one another and urging the first and second locking members together to lockingly engage.