Cooperating die for crimping tool having a rotatable die wheel
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1. In a crimping tool comprising a frame having first and second jaws, and a first die connected to the frame at one of the jaws, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a cooperating die mounted to the frame opposite the first die, wherein the cooperating die comprises a bottom section with a mounting hole, a top section with a crimping surface, and two laterally extending support sections extending from a same first lateral side of the cooperating die, wherein a first one of the support sections comprises a first support surface which rests against a first edge of the frame and a second one of the support sections comprises a second support surface which rests against a different second edge of the frame, and wherein the first and second support surfaces are angled relative to each other.
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Abstract
A crimping tool comprising a frame, a die wheel rotatably connected to the frame by a pivot pin, a positioning system for detent locating the die wheel at predetermined rotational positions on the frame, and a cooperating die stationarily connected to the frame. The cooperating die has projections on its lateral sides which form downward and rearward facing support surfaces that rest against edges of the frame.
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1. In a crimping tool comprising a frame having first and second jaws, and a first die connected to the frame at one of the jaws, wherein the improvement comprises:
a cooperating die mounted to the frame opposite the first die, wherein the cooperating die comprises a bottom section with a mounting hole, a top section with a crimping surface, and two laterally extending support sections extending from a same first lateral side of the cooperating die, wherein a first one of the support sections comprises a first support surface which rests against a first edge of the frame and a second one of the support sections comprises a second support surface which rests against a different second edge of the frame, and wherein the first and second support surfaces are angled relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a crimping tool comprising a frame with first and second jaws, and a first die connected to the frame, wherein the improvement comprising:
a cooperating die stationarily mounted to the frame opposite the first die, wherein the cooperating die comprises a bottom mounting section, a top section with a crimpring surface, and a lateral projection extending from a lateral side of the cooperating die, the projection having a downward facing support surface which rests against an edge of the frame facing the die wheel and a rearward facing support surface which rests against another edge of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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