Patent ID: 8020357

Claim:
A clip closure system for closing a clip, the clip having a base section and first and second legs extending from opposite ends thereof, said clip closure system comprising: a rail configured to hold the base section of the clips; a first jaw mounted on an axle at a first side of said rail and rotatable relative to said rail; a second jaw mounted on an axle at a second side of said rail and rotatable relative to said rail; each said jaw comprising an arcuate arm extending in a first direction from said axle toward a leg of the clip and a jaw base section extending in a second direction from said axle away from a leg of the clip, each said axle being located between said arcuate arm and said jaw base section; and said clip closure system further consisting of: a single actuator; a connector mounted to said actuator, said actuator movable in a reciprocal motion toward said rail and away from said rail; a first crank arm connecting said connector to said base section of said first jaw at a first crank arm bearing, said first crank arm having a length from said connector to said first crank arm bearing; a second crank arm connecting said connector to said base section of said second jaw at a second crank arm bearing, said second crank arm having a length from said connector to said second crank arm bearing, said length of said second arm being less than said length of said first arm.