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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007019 | Clamp having symmetrical configuration A clamp includes a pivot, a first lever, a second lever, and two stretched resilient members. The first and second levers are pivotally coupled to each other via the pivot. Each of the first and second levers includes a first handle and, a second handle arranged at ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7896415 | Easy package lifting device An easy package lifting tool designed to allow a user to manually lift a package with one hand directly over the package's center of gravity that uses the weight of the package to exert inward directed forces by two gripping jaws on opposing sides of the package. Th... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7673918 | Self-opening tong lifting device A tong device for lifting various types and sizes of objects is disclosed. The tong lifting device includes tongs pivotally mounted on a slide rod which is extendable from a lift sleeve. Each tong has an attachment engaging end and an arm extending away from the att... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7478853 | Extended grip adapted to retrieve potted plant A tong unit is used to grasp plants located in a pond. The tong unit includes two crossed arms each of which has an arcuate plant pot engaging portion on a distal end, a hand grip near a proximal end, an forearm rest near the hand grip and an elbow pad on the distal... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7424998 | Motorized lifter A lifter including tongs; an electric motor having a stator, a rotor, and one or more windings and a shaft operatively coupled with the first tongs for actuating the first tongs to an open position for receiving a load and actuating the first tongs to a closed posit... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7384084 | Garden tool A device for preparing holes in soil for planting bulbs or small plants includes a pair of mutually opposing members including scoops located along the distal portions thereof. The tool is spring biased to a normally open position for insertion into the soil. To rem... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7360548 | Combination grasping device and walking cane with detachable base Provided herewith is a walking cane device that converts into a tool for grasping items out of the normal reach of an individual. The device comprises two vertical members, pivotably connected to each other. One end of the device is a handle end and the other end is... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7344352 | Workpiece transfer device A workpiece transfer assembly for manipulating one or more workpieces, such as semiconductor wafers includes a plurality of coacting arms that include one or more arcuate portions corresponding to an outer diameter of a workpiece. The arcuate portion has a workpiece... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322623 | Sawtooth terminal blade gripper and method of gripping A gripping apparatus is disclosed. The gripping apparatus includes a first finger including a plurality of first sawteeth along a first longitudinal end and a receiving area being located between adjacent sawteeth and a second finger including a plurality of complem... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318610 | Picking tool with changeable end effector A picking tool employs a changeable end effector having first and second operative portions. A changing member allows selection of the first or the second portions for deployment during picking, such that the picking tool can be changed to different configurations o... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306274 | Tool with opposed paddles A manually operable tool for grasping solid objects including a scissors assembly at opposed ends of which are a pair of handles, and a pair of opposed paddles such that objects may be received between the paddles whereupon movement of the handles towards each other... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300083 | Tongs A first tong member includes a first 4-joint linkage, in which both pairs of opposite rods are substantially equal, in length, to each other; a second tong member likewise includes a second 4-joint linkage, in which both pairs of opposite rods are substantially equa... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7262906 | Means for transporting a microscope A microscope includes a microscope arm having an interior and an exterior surface. The interior surface has at least one recessed portion disposed therein extending from the interior surface of the microscope arm to an inner recess surface of the microscope arm. The... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7207764 | Wheel lift system A wheel lift system for efficiently lifting and positioning a wheel and tire onto a wheel hub. The wheel lift system includes a first arm and a second arm pivotally attached to one another, a plurality of caster wheels attached to the lower portion of the arms, and ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7134366 | Multi-purpose pliers A multi-purpose pliers includes a pair of lever arms pivotally joined at a pivot. Each lever arm includes a handle end and a jaw end. The jaw ends comprise a plurality of graduated engagement positions to engage a range of fastener sizes. The graduated engagement po... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111526 | Clamp pin for use by electrician or electrical lineworker A clamp pin has two clamping jaws, each having a clamping arm and an actuating arm. Being connected pivotably to each other between the clamping and actuating arms, the clamping jaws are pivotable between a condition in which the clamping arms are opened and a condi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090270 | Method and apparatus for suspending an object, such as a hot glass object An assembly/apparatus 10 which allows an object 12 to be suspended and supported with a minimal amount of structural deformation. The assembly accomplishes this object by the inclusion of substantially identical and commercially available constant forc... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090269 | Culinary apparatus An apparatus for holding a pastry item, includes a container member for at least partially containing a pastry item, e.g., a cookie. The container member is dimensioned and configured for insertion into a vessel containing a liquid therein. The container member incl... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086676 | Multi-purpose tongs having an incremental cam A multi-purpose tongs having a first tong member that includes a grasping end and a hinge end, and a second tong member that includes a grasping end and a hinge end. The first and the second tong members are pivotally connected to one another by a first pin at their... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063592 | Method and apparatus for the removal and handling of honey frames from beehive boxes A system and method for the removal, handling, and inspection of honey frames from beehive boxes. The system includes a handle bar positioned on the top plate of an improved frame structure. The handle bar retains two threaded T-bolts that are aligned with threaded ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7014171 | Tie lifter and holder An improved design that would allow one workman to easily elevate a heavy concrete tie to the base of the rail and hold it in position while tie is connected to the rail with retainer clips. Improvements are made in the handle design that allow the workman to remain... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6968644 | Ergonomic fish gripping device An apparatus and method for applying a firm grip to the lip of a fish includes a pair of pincers. The device has two handles each comprised of at least one ring to which digits may be inserted. One of the two handles has a ring that may rotate about a pivot point. T... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966269 | Multi-purpose garden tool A multi-purpose garden tool (10) including a pair of blade assemblies (20)(20′) wherein, each blade assembly (20) includes a handle portion (21), a shank portion (22) and a contoured blade portion (23) wherein, the ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6944986 | Bait clipper A clipper for cutting and severing a portion of bait material preventing direct contact of a user with the former. The two elongated pivotally mounted members include cutting assemblies ends that cooperate to come towards each other in a substantially parallel fashi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6921241 | Multi-purpose log handling tool A multi-purpose log-handling tool for attachment to the three-point hitch of a tractor or other vehicle includes a boom and an inverted U-shaped frame containing a number of apertures to which accessory tools may be attached. The boom and the frame are connected to ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6695372 | Locking clamping means A grapple 1 comprises a sleeve 8 moveable along a shaft 12. The sleeve 7 is joined to an upper attachment 6 for receiving the long-line of a crane, and the shaft 12 is joined to a pivot attachment 13. The sleeve 7 and the pivot attachment 13 are joined to... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6595566 | Manhole cover lifter A manually operated manhole cover lifter comprising two substantially linear members connected by a pivot in the form of scissors or tongs. The lower end of each member has a hook adapted for engaging a cover recess and the upper end has a handle for manu... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6527321 | Cane and grabber A combination walking cane and grabber is provided to aid in walking and for grabbing an object and picking it up from the ground while the user remains standing. The invention has two arms that pivot relative to each other. Each arm has first and second ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6428067 | Gutter cleaning tool A gutter cleaning tool including a pair of elongated handles each having an upper end, a lower end, and an intermediate extent therebetween. The elongated handles are pivotally coupled together by a central pivot point whereby the elongated handles can mo... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6375124 | Automatically-actuated cargo and personnel scooping apparatus with techniques for alleviating the effects of wind gusts This is a relatively simple load-lifting apparatus, tongs-like in appearance with a larger lower portion for grabbing loads of various sizes. It has two embracing halves, pivoted at a selected distance from the apparatus' top. It is designed to safely and... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6331025 | Barrier lifter A barrier lifter apparatus comprising a scissors structure having L-shaped clamping elements, a pair of L-shaped tongs, a bar connecting each of the tongs, a pair of linking elements, rods connecting the pair of tongs and the linking elements, and an aper... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6325432 | Cover lifting device A cover lifting device with inwardly turned handles capable of forming a hand hold when engaged to manipulate and remove covers of various weights and sizes. The device comprises a pair of lever arms which are pivotally connected and having inwardly turne... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322120 | Tube bundle lifting device A frame having upper and lower longitudinal frame members supports pairs of pivotally connected holding arms having curved "J-shaped" distal ends and curved blades mounted thereinbetween. Latch arms pivotally connect to one another on one end and to a sho... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6286881 | Load clamping and lifting apparatus A load lifting apparatus suitable for use in a materials-handling operation, which enables loads of various shapes and structures, e.g. concrete products, to be clamped by a one-touch simple operation despite an extremely simple structure and allows the l... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6276732 | Lifting device A lifting device for use in lifting round, square and rectangular objects such as manhole covers and castings and maintenance and road drains as well as irregularly shaped objects. The device includes pivotally connected arms operating in an opposed lever... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273482 | Post hole digger The subject invention provides a post hole digger which facilitates the digging of deep uniform diameters post holes. The post hole digger accomplishes this by crossing the handles to close the shovel blades. This allows the handles to stay within the dia... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6260897 | Disc gripping tools A disc gripping tool for gripping the outside edge of a disc to prevent blemishes to the surface of the disc. The disc gripping tool includes a pair of elongate arms. Each of the first elongate arms comprises an elongate rod. The elongate rod has a distal... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6254157 | Load clamping and lifting apparatus A load lifting apparatus suitable for use in a materials-handling operation, which enables loads of various shapes and structures, e.g. concrete products, to be clamped by a one-touch simple operation despite an extremely simple structure and allows the l... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6241448 | Glass container takeout mechanism A takeout mechanism for simultaneously removing a plurality of glass containers from molds at a section of a glass container forming machine of the individual section type, and preferably three such glass containers in each cycle. The takeout mechanism in... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6192534 | Lifting harness for transporting non-ambulatory patients A movable device for transporting a non-ambulatory patient, the device having a frame member which has opposed tubular arms, each pivotally linked to torso grasping chest supports, the device may be supported by and carried by a lift device.... | 02/27/2001 |
