Patent ID: 7124608

Claim:
A method of activating a pressing tool, the pressing tool having a transmission device for actuating a pressing jaw, the pressing jaw interchangeably connecting on the pressing tool with a fastening pin, the method comprising the steps of: (a) electronically detecting for the presence of the pressing jaw on the pressing tool; (b) repeating step (a) if the presence of the pressing jaw is not detected in step (a), whereby steps (a) and (b) are repeated up to a first time delay at which point the pressing tool is shut off; (c) electronically detecting for the presence of the fastening pin on the pressing tool if the presence of the pressing jaw is detected in step (a); (d) repeating step (c) if the presence of the fastening pin is not detected in step (c); and (e) electronically enabling the transmission device to actuate the pressing jaw if the presence of the pressing jaw is detected in step (a) and the presence of the fastening pin is detected in step (c).