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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Erick Randle Holsonback, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Jesse Michael Moss, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A hand held forming tool includes a first arm member having a forming portion that includes a base that is connected to a pressure pad and a bending member. The tool also includes a second arm member pivotally connected to the first arm member. The second arm member includes a die portion. The forming portion and the die portion move between an open and a closed position in response to a force applied to handles of the first and second arm members. The die portion includes a die body having a slot and a bending channel. The slot is complementary to the pressure pad and the bending channel is complementary to the bending member. The tool further includes a shearing plate that is arranged so as to cut a work piece that has been inserted into the slot.