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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2020
Oetiker Tool Corporation, Branford, CT (US);
Michael Barnes, Shelton, CT (US);
Joseph Krzyzankski, New Haven, CT (US);
Patrice B. Bansa, Oakville, CA;
Abstract
A cutting tool and a method of operating a cutting jaw is provided. The cutting tool includes a first jaw member having a first cutting edge and a first relief area adjacent the first cutting edge, the first jaw member further having a first projection extending from the first cutting edge into the first relief area. A second jaw member has a second cutting edge and a second relief area adjacent the second cutting edge, the second jaw member further having a second projection extending from the second cutting edge into the second relief area. Wherein the first projection and the second projection are sized to engage a leg of an ear clamp and prevent fully closing the ear clamp when the cutting tool is used in a crimping operation.