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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn E Thomas, Louisville, KY (US);
Paul T Scherer, Lexington, KY (US);
Joseph L Hallock, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53 75 ; 53331 ; 533315 ; 53353 ; 72 151 ; 72402 ; 72454 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a powered crimping tool used to secure a cap onto a bottle or vial. The powered tool has a vertical housing portion which the user holds to activate the crimping action. The crimping action results from a motor causing a plunger to move downward, thereby initially closing a plurality of jaws and continuing downward to cooperate with the jaws to secure the cap on the bottle or vial. Means are provided to adjust the starting point of the crimping cycle or the plunger upper limit as well as the finishing point of the crimping cycle or the plunger lower limit.