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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfred H. Judge, Jarrettsville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 3/102 ;
Abstract
A punch having wings is driven through framing members and then rotated. Rotation of the punch causes the wings to crimp the framing members together. An angular crimping technique where piercing members are driven through framing members in at least two different directions to crimp the framing members together. A fastenerless cinching tool pierces adjacent framing members and crimps the framing members together.