Connector insertion tool
US6516988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB27F7/025
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connector insertion tool includes a pneumatic drive mechanism for connecting two structural members through the use of connectors having two spiked ends oriented in different planes relative to each other. A first pneumatic mechanism rotates a first spiked end of a pair of connectors into a position for being driven into a structural member. A pneumatic mechanism drives a block which engaged and drives the spiked ends into a first structural member, and positions the second spiked end of each connector into position for being driven into a second structural member. A pair of clamp arms rotate into position through the operation of the pneumatic drive mechanism causing a connector to be driven into opposite sides of a second structural member for connecting the first and second structural members, for example, beams in wood-frame construction, together.
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