Flaring tool

Claim 1

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular portion and a gripping portion axially thereof comprising a body, a die member on said body, said die member having a face having an opening therethrough, and an annular recess around said opening providing a surface for engaging the end of such a tubular portion, a movable member in said body, said movable member being movable relative to said body from a position adjacent said annular recess to a position remote therefrom, said movable member having means for engaging and holding such a gripping portion, manually operable means on said body for imparting said movement to said movable member relative to said body for producing a reaction on said body forcing said die member against said end of said tubular portion whereby said surface bends said end of said tubular portion into a flange, and an adjustable abutment providing a stop for predeterminately limiting said movement of said movable member.

Claim 2

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular portion and a gripping portion axially thereof comprising a body, a die member on said body, said die member having a face having an opening therethrough, and an annular recess around said opening providing a surface for engaging the end of such a tubular portion, a movable member in said body, said movable member being movable relative to said body from a position adjacent said annular recess to a position remote therefrom, said movable member having means for engaging and holding such a gripping portion, manually operable means on said body for imparting said movement to said movable member relative to said body for producing a reaction on said body forcing said die member against said end of said tubular portion whereby said surface bends said end of said tubular portion into a flange, and an adjustable abutment providing a stop for predeterminately limiting said movement of said movable member.

Claim 4

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular portion and a gripping portion axially thereof comprising a body, a die member on said body, said die member having a face having an opening therethrough, and an annular recess around said opening providing a surface for engaging the end of such a tubular portion, said recess adjacent the axis thereof being defined by a surface inclined radially outwardly and axially inwardly, and remote from the axis thereof being defined by a surface that is substantially flat and radial, a movable member in said body, said movable member being movable relative to said body from a position adjacent said annular recess to a position remote therefrom, said movable member having means for engaging and holding such a gripping portion, an adjustable abutment on said body providing a stop for predeterminately limiting said movement of said movable member to said position remote from said annular recess, and manually operable means on said body for imparting said movement to said movable member relative to said body for producing a reaction on said body forcing said die member against said end of said tubular portion whereby said surface bends said end of said tubular portion into a flange.

Claim 5

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular portion and a gripping portion axially thereof comprising a body, a die member on said body, said die member having a face having an opening therethrough, and an annular recess around said opening providing a surface for engaging the end of such a tubular portion, said recess adjacent the axis thereof being defined by a surface inclined radially outwardly and axially inwardly, and remote from the axis thereof being defined by a surface that is substantially flat and radial, a movable member in said body, said movable member being movable relative to said body from a position adjacent said annular recess to a position remote therefrom, said movable member having means for engaging and holding such a gripping portion, an adjustable abutment on said body providing a stop for predeterminately limiting said movement of said movable member to said position remote from said annular recess, and manually operable means on said body for imparting said movement to said movable member relative to said body for producing a reaction on said body forcing said die member against said end of said tubular portion whereby said surface bends said end of said tubular portion into a flange.

Claim 6

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular portion and a gripping portion axially thereof comprising a body, a die member on said body, said die member having a face having an opening therethrough, and an annular recess around said opening providing a surface for engaging the end of such a tubular portion, a movable member in said body, said movable member being movable relative to said body from a position adjacent said annular recess to a position remote therefrom, said movable member having means for engaging and holding such a gripping portion, manually operable means on said body for imparting said movement to said movable member relative to said body for producing a reaction on said body forcing said die member against said end of Said tubular portion whereby said surface bends said end of said tubular portion into a flange, and a spacer removably positioned adjacent said die member, said spacer having a surface axially outwardly of said die member for engaging the surface of a workpiece having an opening therein for spacing said die member relatively outwardly therefrom and rendering said die member inoperative so that said movable member can force portions of said part into said opening in said workpiece without causing said die member to bend said flange.

Claim 7

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular portion and a gripping portion axially thereof comprising a body, a die member on said body, said die member having a face having an opening therethrough, and an annular recess around said opening providing a surface for engaging the end of such a tubular portion, a movable member in said body, said movable member being movable relative to said body from a position adjacent said annular recess to a position remote therefrom, said movable member having means for engaging and holding such a gripping portion, manually operable means on said body for imparting said movement to said movable member relative to said body for producing a reaction on said body forcing said die member against said end of Said tubular portion whereby said surface bends said end of said tubular portion into a flange, and a spacer removably positioned adjacent said die member, said spacer having a surface axially outwardly of said die member for engaging the surface of a workpiece having an opening therein for spacing said die member relatively outwardly therefrom and rendering said die member inoperative so that said movable member can force portions of said part into said opening in said workpiece without causing said die member to bend said flange.

Claim 12

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular portion and a gripping portion axially thereof comprising a body, a die member carried by said body, said die member having an end face having an opening therethrough and an annular recess means in said end face circumscribing said opening, said recess means being adapted for engagement with the end of such a tubular portion which is to be bent into a flange, a movable member carried by said body, said body including means for guiding said movable member for movement relative to said body in a rectilinear path along an extension of the axis of said recess means from a position adjacent said recess means to a position remote therefrom, said movable member including means for engaging and holding such a gripping portion, and lever means pivotally carried by said body and engaging said movable member for exerting a force on said movable member and imparting said relative movement thereto for producing a reaction on said body forcing said end face against said end of said tubular portion for causing said die member at said annular recess means to bend said end of said tubular portion into a flange, said lever means including a handle normally positioned on one side of said body, pin means interconnecting said handle and said movable member, and means pivotally connecting said handle to said body laterally on the other side of said body.

Claim 13

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular portion and a gripping portion axially thereof comprising a body, a die member carried by said body, said die member having an end face having an opening therethrough and an annular recess means in said end face circumscribing said opening, said recess means being adapted for engagement with the end of such a tubular portion which is to be bent into a flange, a movable member carried by said body, said body including means for guiding said movable member for movement relative to said body in a rectilinear path along an extension of the axis of said recess means from a position adjacent said recess means to a position remote therefrom, said movable member including means for engaging and holding such a gripping portion, and lever means pivotally carried by said body and engaging said movable member for exerting a force on said movable member and imparting said relative movement thereto for producing a reaction on said body forcing said end face against said end of said tubular portion for causing said die member at said annular recess means to bend said end of said tubular portion into a flange, said lever means including a handle normally positioned on one side of said body, pin means interconnecting said handle and said movable member, and means pivotally connecting said handle to said body laterally on the other side of said body.

Claim 14

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular portion and a gripping portion axially thereof comprising a body, a die member carried by said body, said die member having an end face having an opening therethrough and an annular recess means in said end face circumscribing said opening, said recess means being adapted for engagement with the end of such a tubular portion which is to be bent into a flange, a movable member carried by said body, said body including means for guiding said movable member for movement relative to said body in a rectilinear path along an extension of the axis of said recess means from a position adjacent said recess means to a position remote therefrom, said movable member including means for engaging and holding such a gripping portion, lever means pivotally carried by said body and engaging said movable member for exerting a force on said movable member and imparting said relative movement thereto for producing a reaction on said body forcing said end face against said end of said tubular portion for causing said die member at said annular recess means to bend saiD end of said tubular portion into a flange, a spacer member, and means connecting said spacer member to said body for pivotal and linear movement relative thereto so that said spacer member is positionable selectively adjacent said end face of said die member and remote from said end face of said die member, said spacer member including a surface axially outward of said end face of said die member when said spacer member is in said adjacent position for engaging a workpiece and spacing said end face of said die member relatively outwardly therefrom so that said movable member can force portions of said part into an opening in said workpiece without causing said die member to bend said end of said tubular portion into said flange.

Claim 15

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular portion and a gripping portion axially thereof comprising a body, a die member carried by said body, said die member having an end face having an opening therethrough and an annular recess means in said end face circumscribing said opening, said recess means being adapted for engagement with the end of such a tubular portion which is to be bent into a flange, a movable member carried by said body, said body including means for guiding said movable member for movement relative to said body in a rectilinear path along an extension of the axis of said recess means from a position adjacent said recess means to a position remote therefrom, said movable member including means for engaging and holding such a gripping portion, lever means pivotally carried by said body and engaging said movable member for exerting a force on said movable member and imparting said relative movement thereto for producing a reaction on said body forcing said end face against said end of said tubular portion for causing said die member at said annular recess means to bend saiD end of said tubular portion into a flange, a spacer member, and means connecting said spacer member to said body for pivotal and linear movement relative thereto so that said spacer member is positionable selectively adjacent said end face of said die member and remote from said end face of said die member, said spacer member including a surface axially outward of said end face of said die member when said spacer member is in said adjacent position for engaging a workpiece and spacing said end face of said die member relatively outwardly therefrom so that said movable member can force portions of said part into an opening in said workpiece without causing said die member to bend said end of said tubular portion into said flange.

Claim 17

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular member and a shank extending through said tubular member comprising a body, a die on one end of said body, said die having an end face, said end face having an annular recess dimensioned to receive the end of such a tubular member, said recess having an axially inwardly and radially outwardly directed surface engageable by said end when said end is so received in said recess, a slide in said body movable rectilinearly relative thereto, said slide including means for gripping such a shank portion, a lever on one side of said body, means pivotally connecting said lever to the opposite side of said body for pivotal movement of said lever relative thereto, and means interconnecting said lever and said slide intermediate said sides of said body for so moving said slide upon said pivotal movement of said lever and causing said slide to exert a tension on said shank for shifting said body toward a workpiece, whereby said end of said tubular member is bent outwardly along said surface of said recess, said recess having a surface radially outwardly of said first-mentioned surface thereof for bending said end of said tubular member against said workpiece and forming a flange therefrom.

Claim 18

A device for forming a flange on a part having a tubular member and a shank extending through said tubular member comprising a body, a die on one end of said body, said die having an end face, said end face having an annular recess dimensioned to receive the end of such a tubular member, said recess having an axially inwardly and radially outwardly directed surface engageable by said end when said end is so received in said recess, a slide in said body movable rectilinearly relative thereto, said slide including means for gripping such a shank portion, a lever on one side of said body, means pivotally connecting said lever to the opposite side of said body for pivotal movement of said lever relative thereto, and means interconnecting said lever and said slide intermediate said sides of said body for so moving said slide upon said pivotal movement of said lever and causing said slide to exert a tension on said shank for shifting said body toward a workpiece, whereby said end of said tubular member is bent outwardly along said surface of said recess, said recess having a surface radially outwardly of said first-mentioned surface thereof for bending said end of said tubular member against said workpiece and forming a flange therefrom.