Patent · US Expired

Universal clip removal tool

US5735031A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 28, 1995
Grant dateApr 7, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 28, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53657
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Tool for releasably engaging and removing one-way clips. The tool includes a handle coupled to a tool head. The tool head includes a set of cooperating jaws formed of relatively thin, flat members for releasably engaging the clip and collapsing the clip during engagement of the clip.

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