Connecting rod pin device for hydraulic tools

Abstract

A power tool includes a tool body having a user input and a controller to control operation in response to a first signal from the user input, a yoke coupled to the tool body and having a first leg defining a first aperture and a second leg defining a second aperture, and a link including a pin insertable into the first and second apertures and rotatable relative to the yoke to transition between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration to removably couple a jaw assembly to the yoke, and a handle at a second end of the pin positioned outside the yoke. A sensor is coupled to the tool body, the yoke, or a housing to sense the link configuration to send a second signal to the controller to provide an indication to the user.

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