Tool for the cutting or coining of metal

• US 6,226,874 B1
• Filed: 02/18/2000
• Issued: 05/08/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kapman AB (Snap-On Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Kapman AB (Snap-On Incorporated)
• Inventors: Jansson, Conny
• Primary Examiner(s): Watts, Douglas D.
• Application Number:
  US09/506,907
• Time in Patent Office: 445 Days
• Field of Search: 30/192, 30/252, 30/191, 30/245, 72/404.11, 81/355
• US Class Current: 30/192
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 17/02 with jaws operated indirectly by the handles, e.g. through cams or toggle levers

Abstract

A tool for the cutting or coining of metal, including two jaws connected to parallel links by two jaw joint bolts. Two handles are connected to each other by a handle bolt and are connected to respective jaws by two middle bolts. Each jaw joint bolt is provided with an eccentric bearing surface situated between two coaxial bearing surfaces. The distance and parallelism of the jaws can be adjusted by producing rotating of the eccentric bearing surface by rotating one or more of the jaw joint bolts. The angular motion of the jaws is synchronized by a cylindrical roller retained axially between the links, and guided in a slot formed by overlapped fingers of the jaws.

Claims

1. Tool for cutting or coining of metal, comprising two jaws pivotably connected to two parallel links by two respective jaw joint bolts, and two handles pivotably connected to each other by a handle bolt and pivotably connected to rear ends of the jaws by two respective middle bolts;

at least one of the jaw joint bolts having coaxial bearing surfaces disposed in respective holes formed in the two links, and an eccentric bearing surface disposed in a hole formed in the one jaw;

each jaw being provided with at least two fingers overlapping respective fingers of the other jaw to form a slot of uniform width, and a cylindrical roller located in the slot and having a diameter corresponding to the slot width.

2. Tool according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the middle bolts has coaxial bearing surfaces disposed in respective holes formed in the handles, and one eccentric bearing surface disposed in a hole formed in the jaw.

3. Tool according to claim 1, wherein the handle bolt has coaxial bearing surfaces disposed in respective holes formed in the handles, and one eccentric bearing surface disposed in a hole formed in the jaw.

4. Tool according to claim 1 wherein the jaws having edges for cutting of metal bars.

5. Tool according to claim 1 wherein the jaws are provided with coining shape elements.