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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1993

Filed:

Feb. 05, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:

Michael G Scruggs, Orlando, FL (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29267 ; 29282 ; 1401236 ;
Abstract

A tool for tensioning safety cable to a predetermined tension limit and for automatically terminating the cable when the cable has been tensioned to the predetermined limit. The tool includes apparatus for grasping and pulling the cable to the predetermined tension limit and apparatus for automatically crimping a ferrule onto the cable when the predetermined tension limit is reached. The crimping apparatus is operative to sever a free end of the cable concurrently with crimping of the ferrule.


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