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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A Cerulo, Trumbull, CT (US);
William A Burbank, Newtown, CT (US);
Assignee:
Emhart Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29243521 ;
Abstract
A hand-operated blind rivet setting tool having a compound link mechanism for increasing advantageously the mechanical ratio between its moving parts. A one-digit, one-handed latching and unlatching feature is provided, as well as a jam-free environment for the rivet-mandrel used with the tool during the rivet-setting cycle. Two easily assembled subassemblies of the tool combine for error-free assembly and disassembly.