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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1977
Alessandro Sciolotto, Turin, IT;
ITW Fastex Italia, Sp.A, Turin, IT;
Abstract
A tool for tightening and cutting self-locking straps is provided. This tool is of the type comprising a pair of jaws to restrain and tension the tail of the self-locking strap, a lever for actuating said jaws, a lever for actuating a blade cutting the exceeding portion of strap and a device for locking the blade actuating lever which unlocks the lever only when the tension exerted on the strap has reached a predetermined value. One of the jaws is integral with the jaw actuating lever and the other jaw is integral with a slide sliding on a guide means parallel to the direction of strap tensioning against the reaction of a spring placed between slide and tool body. The jaw actuating lever is fulcrumed on the slide means.