Patent ID: 8448489

Claim:
A device for crimping together adjacent edge portions of two building panels, the device comprising: a. a frame supporting a rotatable shaft protruding therethrough; b. a first crimping member attached to the frame; c. a gear train supported by the frame coupled to the rotatable shaft such that a rotation of the rotatable shaft imparts rotary motion to the gear train; d. a drive mechanism supported by the frame and rotatably coupled to the gear train; and e. a second crimping member supported by the frame and coupled to the drive mechanism, f. wherein the second crimping member is configured to move toward and then away from the first crimping member via rectilinear motion in a repeating, reciprocating manner under influence of the drive mechanism while rotation of the rotatable shaft is maintained, such that the second crimping member is configured to bend an edge portion of a first building panel over an edge portion of a second building panel, g. wherein the rotatable shaft is adapted to be coupled to a power drill such that the device can be hand-held and driven by the power drill when operated.