US1042404A - Pliers for clamping clips. - Google Patents

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J. G. GOUTANT. PLIERS FOR OLAMPING CLIPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1912.

Patented Oct. 29, 1912.

2 SHEETSSHEET l auucutoz zpfazz' J. G. GOUTANT.

PLIERS FOR OLAMPING CLIPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1912.

Patented 0015.29, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 3 1400/14 to z for bending the prone 1i).

.. to the 1 is the body 4 of the jnw .6.

JAY GOULD COUTLNT, VVATERVLIET, NEW YOBIK.

PLIERS FOR- GLAMPING CLIPS.

peeification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 4, 1912. Serial No. 695.103.

lowing to be a full, clear, and exact clescrip tion of the invention snch us will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. Y

This invention relates to a n'ewhncl useful? pair of pliers,a lantecl Ior clsiinping clipabout the ends of two cables or the l ne, so

. as tocoilple them together. L

The principal. 'bject of the invention is to of this design,- ncleptetl for clamping clips to and between rovide an imnrovecl device the ends cables more quickly and cientl f The invention comprises further features anal combination of parts forth, shown in the drawings marl claimed.

in the cirew .gs: Figure l is a view in elevation of the improved pliers constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the first step in bending one of the prongs of the clip. 3 is a View similar to lend 2 showing th- Qi Fig.1.

7 I a top plan edge view of Fig. 9.. Fig. (3 is it view similar t 5 showing a part of the second step Fig. 7 is a view siniiiar to =8 showing the last part of the second step for bending the prone; 19. l 8 is a viewsiinilar to Figs. (3 anti showing the thirrl step for bending the prong 9 is a perspective view of the jaw 1. Fig. 10 is a perspective view ofith' jaw 5. Fig. 11 is a detail cam jaw 10. Fig. 12 is a view in elevation of the ow 5 with one of the plates 14 removed. Fig. 13 is on edge view in elevation oi toe step in bending the prong 19. Fig". c

" Fig. 14 2:. detail view or" two cables fastened together by the clip 18.

Referring to the drawings l design the hose jaw of the pliers. his 7' terminates in the usual form oi" tending through the hot 3 4. and the body 6 the jaw 1 is the pivot pin 7, tiereby pivotally connecting the two jaws.

The body 4 :of the terminates in a hanrile 8. The jaw is termed with 55 cation 9, in which the eoin jaw "is zirczi tion and throu h the cam ceclnsicle of the pliers anti ""0 as hereinafter set! perspective view of the Fi votedranged, there being a. pivot-pin llipnssing through the arms 12 thinned jew, thereby pii-"otnllymounting'the some. The cam jaw terminates in 21' hanklle l3.

ed by the jaw 5is a plate 14. The jew l is formed;

with e semi-c rcularreces's,1-5 in the face 16, v to receive the arched curved portion 17" oi the L -shaped metal clip 18; 'One side of the rinerl with two tongues designated in 20; while the other side, forinecl a. tongue '21. In connecting two cables together, the clip 18 is erra-nigeti in'the rei, snown n Fig. 1, with one end or each. cable nrrnngeclin the e .2 I oess o or; he

clip. The ends of the cables o ierlap. QThe aws} and are then brought together thus forcing theca'bles firmly the clip; and then thehendles 3 anti 8 of the gztwsl nncl 5 '1 moved together as one body, elnd in a three ti'on from the handle 13, illUS,C2-11Sl112j cemportion 23 of the cam jaw to bend the ngue 21in Contact with the cables. The c so that the tongue engages one offthe plates 14, after whichthe two handles are moveil as one body, thereby causing the coin portion 23 to bend the tongue 19 in contact with the cable. 2x arranged, and the tongseQO is bent in simile manner by the corn portion. When thetonques of the clip are so bent, the two end portions of the eahles are crushed firmly together.

T he plates 1.4,- are provided with inclined eclges Qel with Wliich'the clip cooperates for bending the last two tongues 19 and 20.

The invention having been set forth, whet curved: erche lportion of a U-shepecl clip, 10'

one side or which is formed with one tongue while the other side is format with two tongues the other jaw having .1. 3 the side walls between which the .nturcation is formal being provided with oppositely arranged recesses mlnpted to receive the two ton ues, acorn jaw including le er pivotegl in t e bifurcation adapted to bemlthe single tongue of the c while the two tongues are received in the recessesythe bifurcated. jaw

by the biiu Arranged on; p

:h the cable therein is then adjusted Subsequently the clip is' "cation having plates, one secured upon each side thereof, and provided with inclined portions, adapted to bend the two tongues.

2. In combination, a pair of jaws pivoted together and terminating in. handles, one of the jaws having its inner face provided with a semi-circular recess, while the other jaw is constructed with a bifurcation, the side walls 7 of the bifurcated jaw having their edges adjacent theiopposite jaw constructed with oppositely arranged recesses, a cam jaw in- Oopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

- Washington, D. 0.

eluding a lever pivoted in saidbifurcation, anda plate secured on each side of the bifurcated jaw and provided with an inclined portion.

Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAY GOULD CGUTAN T.

Witnesses: v

Lee. P. MCDONOUGH, Msnonnn'r M. GALVIN.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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