Patent ID: 8359731

Claim:
Manual tool for inserting a clip ( 10 ) with elastic coupling into a seat, comprising a body ( 23 ) from which protrudes a pusher ( 32 ) for the clip ( 10 ) and comprising a sensor ( 34 ) for detecting the thrust force of the pusher and an electronic controller ( 24 ) that receives a force signal from said sensor ( 34 ) and sends a signal ( 25 , 26 ) reporting correct or incorrect insertion, depending on the pattern of the force signal detected during the insertion of a clip wherein axially to the pusher ( 32 ) there runs a gauging element ( 31 ), that is movable between a non-operating position retracted from the end of the pusher that is pushed on the clip to an operating position advanced to the end of the pusher to be inserted into a suitable space between elastic clips of the clip, wherein said gauging element ( 31 ) detects the correct insertion at the end of insertion; a spring and a hook ( 47 , 48 ) for moving the gauging element ( 31 ) from a non-operating position to an operating position in a moment of the operating thrust of the pusher, a switch ( 54 ) connected to the electronic controller ( 24 ) for detecting when the gauging element ( 31 ) has reached a correct insertion position, the electronic controller ( 24 ) emitting a correct or an incorrect insertion signal as a function of a combination of a signal indicating the position that has been reached and a pattern of the force signal.