| US 7,464,578 B2 | ||
| Hand-held, portable, battery-powered hydraulic tool | ||
| John W. Ayer, Milford, N.H. (US); Dean E. Geibel, New Cumberland, Pa. (US); Alan D. Beck, Bow, N.H. (US); Armand T. Montminy, Manchester, N.H. (US); John D. Lefavour, Litchfield, N.H. (US); Robert M. Poirier, Bedford, N.H. (US); Christopher G. Chadbourne, Nashua, N.H. (US); and Samuel L. Millen, Somerville, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Carson City, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/398,986. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/687394, filed on Jun. 03, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0272381 A1, Dec. 07, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B21D 9/18 (2006.01); B21D 7/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 72—453.15 [72/453.16; 72/407; 60/477] | 29 Claims |
| 1. A hand-held, battery-powered, hydraulically-actuated tool comprising:
a frame forming a tool longitudinal axis;
a battery offset from the tool longitudinal axis; and
located along the tool longitudinal axis:
a motor connected to the battery;
a hydraulic fluid pump connected to the motor;
a ram movably connected to the frame and adapted to be moved relative to the frame by hydraulic fluid pumped by the hydraulic
fluid pump; and
a working head adapted to be actuated by the ram,
wherein the tool comprises a main section situated in an in-line configuration along the tool longitudinal axis, wherein a
center longitudinal axis of the battery is offset from the tool longitudinal axis, and
a recessed area located about on a bottom side of the main section, wherein the recessed area is of a size and shape to receive
a portion of a user's forearm therein.
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