Vice-grip pliers
US6227080A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B7/123
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Locking grips (1) designed so that their latch lock mechanism (8) cannot travel beyond a point of alignment of its three points but locks, slightly set back with respect to this alignment, by the snap-fastening of a relief (30) of a catch (28) borne by a lever (10) behind a tooth (19) of a front end of a link (13). The catch (28) forms a trigger (28A) which allows the locking grips to be opened in a controlled way after the lever (10) has been released.
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