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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:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry R. Angarola, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Janusz Figiel, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 9/00 ;
Abstract
A collar actuatable air valve for air powered strap tensioning tools, and methods therefor, including a collar rotatably coupled to a housing, an air valve disposed at least partially in the housing and having an actuator portion biased to protrude therefrom and into engagement with an actuator surface of the collar. A collar biasing member rotatably biases the collar relative to the housing to close the air valve, whereby the collar is rotatable against the bias of the collar biasing member to open the air valve.