Swaging tool

Claim 1

A SWAGING TOOL COMPRISING: (A) A GENERALLY U-SHAPED BASE MEMBER, (B) AN INTERNALLY TAPERED SIZING RING RIGIDLY SUPPORTED IN FIXED POSITION PARALLEL TO AND SPACED FROM SAID BASE MEMBER WITH AN UNOBSTRUCTED AXIAL APPROACH TO THE OPENING THEREIN ON BOTH SIDES THEREOF, (C) A GENERALLY U-SHAPED PRESSURE PLATE DISPOSED PARALLEL TO AND IN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID SIZING RING AND SAID BASE MEMBER AND MOVABLE THEREBETWEEN, (D) MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BASE MEMBER FOR SELECTABLY URGING SAID PRESSURE PLATE TOWARD SAID SIZING RING, (E) A PLURALITY OF DIE FINGERS, AND (F) A CAGE FOR CARRYING SAID FINGERS IN A UNIFORM CIRCULAR DISTRIBUTION FOR RADIAL MOVEMENT, SAID CAGE BEING RING-SHAPED AND DIVIDED INTO TWO SEMICIRCULAR PORTIONS, ONE PORTION BEING SECURED TO SAID PRESSURE PLATE PARALLEL THERETO ON THE SAID FACING SAID SIZING RING AND DETACHABLY CARRYING THE OTHER PORTION FOR JOINT MOVEMENT INTO SAID SIZING RING, SAID FINGERS BEING ENGAGED BY THE SIZING RING WHEN THE CAGE IS MOVED THEREIN TO URGE THE FINGERS SIMULTANEOUSLY RADIALLY INWARDLY, THE U-SHAPED BASE MEMBER, U-SHAPED PRESSURE PLATE, AND CAGE PORTION SECURED TO SAID PRESSURE PLATE ALL BEING ORIENTED IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO PROVIDE COLLECTIVELY AN UNOBSTRUCTED U-SHAPED CHANNEL CO-AXIAL WITH SAID SIZING RING AND COOPERATING THEREWITH TO PROVIDE AN AXIAL PASSAGE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE TOOL FOR ACCOMMODATING AN ARTICLE TO BE SWAGED.