Patent ID: 6729104
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B67B

Abstract:
A hand held, power-operated, or power-assisted, crimper decapper tool (60), comprisinga hollow handle body (50), housing a fluid powered actuator (12,13); a fluid control valve (16), for controlling fluid pressure supply to the actuator; and an operating trigger (18) for the control valve; a transverse head portion (55), with a demountable connection (28), for an output unit (27), and housing a drive transfer coupling (10), for operative driving connection between the actuator and a mounted output unit, characterised by a pivoted bell crank, with angularly offset, differential length, lever arms (10A, 10B), configured to impart angular displacement, and mechanical advantage, through one crank arm engaging an actuator output rod (15) and the other engaging a drive plunger (35), of a crimping and decapping/er unit.