Patent · US Expired

Combination hand tool with spring-loaded locking device

US5119520A · kind A · utility

32Cited by
5References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 13, 1990
Grant dateJun 9, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 13, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25B7/22
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pair of pliers has a tool mounted to each arm end, such as, for example, a screwdriver tip at one end of each handle, a nail puller in the jaws of the pliers and a spring-loaded, slip joint-activated locking mechanism to hold the jaws in a predetermined position by operation of the slip joint, with an optional socket receiving tip on the pliers.

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