Locking pliers tool with automatic jaw gap adjustment and adjustable clamping force capability
US6862961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B7/10
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A locking pliers tool which combines a self-locking, frictional brake, gap setting means to set jaw gap size automatically when clamping onto a workpiece, and an over-center linkage clamping means to securely clamp the workpiece in between the opposing tool jaws, and an adjustment means for setting the clamping force to be exerted onto the gripped workpiece.
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