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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2015
Christoph Dierks, Detmold, DE;
Guenther Hanning, Detmold, DE;
Detlev Hetland, Detmold, DE;
David Keller, Lemgo, DE;
Christoph Dierks, Detmold, DE;
Guenther Hanning, Detmold, DE;
Detlev Hetland, Detmold, DE;
David Keller, Lemgo, DE;
Abstract
A self-adjusting pliers-type crimping tool includes a crimping arrangement having movable and fixed levers that are pivotally displaced from an open condition toward a fully closed condition, thereby to generate a first crimping force for crimping an electrical contact upon a bare conductor. When the levers are at an intermediate position, a predetermined compensating energy from a caged spring assembly is released and is applied to the crimping arrangement to complete the crimping process. The spring assembly may comprise a stack of spring washers, a helical spring arrangement, or a stack of resilient elastomeric blocks.