Tools – Hose-clamp appliers
Patent
1994-06-06
1996-04-16
Kisliuk, Bruce M.
Tools
Hose-clamp appliers
814265, 29252, B25B 2710
Patent
active
055072062
ABSTRACT:
A tool for removing a retaining cap from a hose clamp has a handle to which is attached a retaining cap nest having a cap receiving portion for receiving the capped ears of the hose clamp, an opening in an end of the receiving portion for accepting an uncapped portion of the capped ears, and a pair of lands, one on either side of the opening, for pushing against the legs of the cap during removal from the ears. In one embodiment, the nest has a pair of symmetrically shaped half-sections attached to the jaws of a locking pliers type tool which are placed around the capped ears. When the handles of the tool are squeezed together, a nest is formed capable of retaining the cap after removal from the ears. A preferred embodiment has a handle with a hollow cylindrical jacket attached thereto surrounding a pneumatically operated rod to which is affixed a unitary nest. When in an extended position, the nest can be positioned to grasp the hose clamp retaining cap in the receiving portion. The nest is then pneumatically retracted within the jacket thus removing and holding the retaining cap, and allowing the clamp to compress around a hose to which it is attached.
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Danganan Joni B.
Ford Motor Company
Kelley D. B.
Kisliuk Bruce M.
May R. L.
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