Hand tool lanyard system
US6487756B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/1397
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hand tool and lanyard combination comprised of a hand tool to which a lanyard is removably attached. The lanyard is a length of flexible cable having an anchor and a free end. The anchor end has a housing with a spring mounted rotatable spool disposed within the housing so that the length of flexible cable is retractable by the rotation of the rotatable spool. The free end has a free end attachment mechanism for removably attaching the free end to the hand tool.
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