Locking plier tool
US6450070B1 · kind B1 · utility
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5References
18Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B7/123
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A locking plier tool of the threaded shaft design which has an adjustment dial located in the midbody of the fixed handle. This dial location affords the operator the ability to adjust the jaw gap of the tool with the thumb digit while simultaneously handling the plier body with the finger digits of the same hand, making the jaw gap adjustment a one hand operation.
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