Crimping tool
CA 1100791 A · Owner: Amp Incorporated · Inventors: Hays, Kenneth S.; Lawson, Gustaf R.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A ratchet mechanism for mounting on a tool having a pair of pivotally connected handles comprises a kit of parts for mounting on the tool between the handles and comprising a ratchet plate a releasable pawl and a guard, plate adapted to resist non-rotational movement of an arm of the ratchet plate. In use the ratchet mechanism ensures full closure of the tool but can be released by the tool operator at an intermediate position.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted May 12, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 12, 1998.
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