Tool and associated method for installing a blind fastener
US11148188B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B19/1072
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool for installing a blind fastener. The tool includes a retention member and a gripping member that defines a longitudinal axis and is moveable relative to the retention member along the longitudinal axis, the gripping member further defining a receiving cavity that is elongated along the longitudinal axis, an axial opening into the receiving cavity, and a radial opening into the receiving cavity. The tool also includes a contact element at least partially received in the radial opening and a locking collar moveable relative to the gripping member along the longitudinal axis between at least a first position and a second position. In the first position the locking collar engages the contact element and urges at least a portion of the contact element into the receiving cavity. In the second position the locking collar is disengaged from the contact element.
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