Lighted plier hand tool apparatus
US7399101B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25G1/102
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lighted plier hand tool apparatus including a pivoting hub device containing a first opening, an opposed second opening, and a passage therethrough extending from the first opening to the second opening. The plier hand tool apparatus further includes a first plier member and a second plier member. Each plier member includes a respective handle portion, a jaw portion, and an intermediate pivot portion therebetween. Each respective pivot portion defines a respective bore section formed for aligned receipt of the hub device therein. Such receipt interconnects the first and second plier members together to enable relative pivotally movement of the respective jaw portions at a work area between an opened condition and a closed condition. The hand tool apparatus further includes an illumination device having an illumination portion outputting a light beam from one end of an elongated body section. The body section of the assembly is formed and dimensioned for receipt in the passage of the hub device such that the illumination portion terminates at the work area for illumination thereof.
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