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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7086312 | Parallel jaw locking toggle wrench/pliers with economic/ergonomic handles “Parallel Jaw Locking Toggle Wrench/Pliers with Economic/Ergonomic Handles” comprising: a fixed jaw member being in parallel relationship to a slidable jaw member; the fixed jaw member constructed (by riveting or welding means) to support member - the support me... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6862961 | Locking pliers tool with automatic jaw gap adjustment and adjustable clamping force capability 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, an... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6427565 | Parallel grip plier A plier comprising a first handle member and a second handle member, each of said handle member having a jaw portion, an intermediate portion and a hand grip portion, the second handle member comprises a movable hand grip portion and a movable jaw portion... | 08/06/2002 |
| 5511453 | Pliers for mounting purposes A pliers for mounting purposes has two plier portions pivotably connected by a first pivot connection. Each plier portion has a jaw base body and a grip of a length that is a multiple of the length of the jaw base body. A first grip is divided into a firs... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5249490 | Adjustable hexagonal wrench An adjustable wrench having a pair of spring-biased pivoted handles and a plurality of jaw members having fastener-contacting faces actuable by squeezing motion of the handles to close upon a range of sizes of hexagonal fastener members.... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5191816 | Parallel jaw pliers with reinforced construction for symmetric force distribution A parallel jaw pliers apparatus is comprised of a first lever member having a handle at one end and a first jaw surface at its opposite end, a second lever member pivotally connected to the first lever member and having a handle at one end and a pair of a... | 03/09/1993 |
| 4995297 | Locking ratchet wrench A locking ratchet wrench has a main body with an elongate handle portion and a stationary jaw at one end and a slotted guideway extending through the stationary jaw. A generally square aperture extends transversely through the stationary jaw and rearwardl... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4884479 | Wrench with rack and segment gear linkage A wrench of the type having one handle member connected to a pivotal arm member at a pivot point. The handle member, and the pivot arm member terminate in a jaw member, the jaw in the handle member being fixed. Advancing a screw member causes the pivot ar... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4845973 | Clip pliers A hog ring type clip applying device having an upper jaw and a lower jaw to receive and clench the clip with the lower jaw attached to a rear handle and the upper jaw attached to a diagonally disposed lever member, such lever member and rear handle pivota... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4809534 | Torque limiting pliers A hand tool for crimping a work piece by sliding jaw action is provided. The tool has a first handle which fixedly mounts a first jaw at one end thereof and slidably mounts a second jaw in a channel formed therein. A second handle is pivotally connected t... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4797965 | Wrench with rack and segment gear linkage A wrench of the type having two handle members pivotally connected to one another at a pivot point. Each handle member terminates in a jaw member. Advancing a screw member causes one of the handle members to rotate about the pivot point so that the jaw me... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4794824 | Adjustable vice-locking end wrench An improved and simplified vice-locking adjustable end wrench with a primary handle whose jaws are manually adjustable by a customary knurled worm gear for initial adjustment, and a simple, single clamping and gripping pivotal handle relative to the usual... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4787236 | Clip pliers A hog ring type clip applying device having an upper jaw and a lower jaw to receive and clench the clip with the lower jaw attached to a rear handle and the upper jaw attached to a diagonally disposed lever member, such lever member and rear handle pivota... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4711240 | Surgical dissector A surgical dissector has parallel arms mounted by a scissors linkage for moving toward and away from one another while remaining parallel. A plurality of teeth extend transversely from the arms and are positioned so that they may be interdigitated when th... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4700592 | Tool for crimping, cutting, pressing or the like The invention relates to a tool for crimping, cutting, pressing or the like having a linear work path and a lever drive engaged between the gripping levers and the tool head, with two cover plates (1), each of which form an integrally enclosed frame and w... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4526070 | Pliers-type tool In a pliers-type tool having a stationary first handle and a second handle pivotally movable relative to the first handle, a slidable jaw carrier is movable along a rectilinear guiding track in a body member due to the pivotal movement of the second handl... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4375174 | Adjustable end wrench releasable locking feature A thumb adjustable, parallel jaw end wrench, that uses a worm gear and a movable jaw with a rack, is provided with a locking feature. The worm gear is so mounted in the fixed jaw portion of the wrench that it has play in its axial direction. A first hole ... | 03/01/1983 |
