Automated installation tool for blind fasteners
US4604889A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53748
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable blind fastener installation tool having an installation section actuable for setting the blind fastener and a fastener loading section for automatically front, loading the fastener into the installation section and a piston-valve section for reciprocating the installation section away from and back to its fastener setting position after a fastener has been set to permit the fastener loading section to be moved to a position in front of the installation section while it is away from its fastener setting position whereby the next fastener will be front loaded into the installation section on its movement back to its fastener setting position.
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