Patent · US Expired

Hand tool

US4060046A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
6References
13Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 1976
Grant dateNov 29, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 30, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53791
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A power-operable hand tool for folding back upright flange portions at the edges of sheet material, which comprises a jaw for supporting the underside of the sheet during said folding operation, an operating jaw pivotally mounted about an axis extending parallel to the axis of the support jaw drive means for causing operative pivoting of said operative jaw, said drive means being connectable to a source of motive power therefor, wherein the operative jaw is formed at one end with a recessed portion terminating at its periphery in a lug portion capable of engaging over the edge of an upright flange portion to be folded back, a main pressing surface extending from said recessed portion.

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