Offset tool and cartridge nose assembly
US4615206A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1985 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53739
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hand tool for setting multipieced fasteners such as lock bolts by application of a relative axial force and being fluid actuated by a piston-cylinder actuable along a first axis and having a removable cartridge type nose assembly for applying the axial setting force to the fastener along a second axis radially offset from the first axis such that the area immediately behind the nose assembly is essentially open and with the tool having a handle to be gripped by the operator and with a portion of the tool including the nose assembly being selectively rotatable about the first axis to facilitate use of the tool in various installation situations.
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