Patent ID: 7021108

Claim:
A punching tool comprising: a frame; a first die fixedly and non-pivotally supported by said frame, said first die comprising a plurality of female dies arranged in spaced linear alignment and extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of said frame; a punch arm pivotally mounted on said frame; a mating second die affixed to said punch arm, said punch arm movable between a first position in which said second die engages said first die and a second position in which said second die is spaced from said first die, said second die comprising a plurality of male dies arranged in spaced linear alignment in correspondence with said plurality of female dies; and an actuation means interconnected to said punch arm for moving said second punch arm in a scissoring action with respect to said frame so as to move said second die between said first and second positions, said actuation means comprising a piston-and-cylinder assembly with a piston rod extending therefrom, said piston rod having an end opposite said piston-and-cylinder assembly pivotally connected to an end of said punch arm opposite said second die, said piston rod extending across said frame.