Tool for Installing Swage-Type Hardware

摘要

A fastening tool has a centrally disposed rod with a shaped tip at a first end thereof and an enlarged second end effective to transfer force from an external source to the tool. A collar circumscribes the centrally disposed rod. A first end of the collar is adjacent to the shaped tip and an opposing second end of the collar terminates in an outwardly extending flange. A compressible spring is disposed between the enlarged second end of the centrally disposed rod and the outwardly extending flange of the collar. This tool provides simplified installation of swage-type hardware into a stack of two or more panels by providing both a clamping force and a swaging operation in a single stroke.

主权项

1. A fastening tool, comprising:
a centrally disposed rod having a shaped tip at a first end thereof and an enlarged second end effective to transfer force from an external source to said tool; a collar circumscribing the centrally disposed rod, a first end of the collar being adjacent to the shaped tip and an opposing second end of the collar terminating in an outwardly extending flange; and a compressible spring disposed between the enlarged second end of the centrally disposed rod and the outwardly extending flange of the collar.