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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318725 | Dental pliers Dental pliers with two pliers parts, each respectively comprising one jaw of a pliers mouth and one lever arm of a pliers grip, the pliers parts pivotably connected with each other via a linkage. The linkage includes a cylindrical journal (26) on the first pl... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7065819 | Universal horse farrier tool A multi-purpose combination hand tool useful for maintaining and attachment of horse shoes has two pivotally interengagement jaw members that define a number of user specific tool elements therebetween in a single tool configuration. The hand tool can be used as a s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051390 | Multi-purpose tool A multipurpose tool is designed to meet the particular needs of commercial truck drivers. Preferably, it has a unitary, single-piece head which includes a chopping tool, a hammering tool, and a prying-pivoting tool, and a nail and/or staple removal assembly. Prefera... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032266 | Plier-like implement A plier-like tool of appropriate design allows expeditious manipulation of articles in confined areas. For example, the tool is particularly useful in removing fish hooks; the hook is cut and grasped for removal in such limited spatial environment. The tool includes... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6976412 | Tool equipped with a turnable driving head A tool equipped with a turnable driving head includes a left handle and a right handle to couple with a right driving section and a left driving section therebetween. The left handle and the right handle and the right and the left driving sections are coupled togeth... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6934991 | Electrician's tool A combination electrician's tool which is substantially a pair of pliers having a first plier portion pivotally attached to a second plier portion. The first plier portion having a first handle and a first jaw, and the second plier portion having a second handle and... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6725546 | Hardened insert for cutting tools A cutting tool having first and second lever arms with a cutting end and a handle end. A first insert and a second insert are connected to the cutting ends of each of the lever arms. The inserts are removable from the cutting ends of the lever arms, and each of the ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6493892 | Multi-purpose tool The present invention relates to a multi-purpose tool to perform various functions as one tool. More particularly, there is provided a multi-purpose tool including a number of features for various applications and uses. The tool can be used as a hammer, s... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6081952 | Electrical T fastener pliers and method An electrical T-fastener pliers has jaws (1, 3) with grip bays (8, 9, 39, 40) that are positioned on T-joint fastener jaws (15, 16, 17, 18) to be clamped onto targeted wires (19) by hand-squeezing handles (2, 4) of the electrical pliers. Jaws of the T-joi... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6045234 | Fishing tool with illuminated retractable probe A fishing tool is provided including a housing and a probe assembly having a plunger retractably mounted on the housing. The plunger has a clip mounted thereon for the purpose of removing hooks.... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5781950 | Locking mechanism for a folding combination tool A multi-purpose folding tool which features a unique supplemental tool locking and release mechanism, inwardly tapered handles to provide external plier jaw storage, thereby leaving greater room for supplemental tool storage inside the handles, a box-beam... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5711182 | Crimping tool with wire stripping capability A crimping tool includes first and second elongated members, each of which has a front jaw portion, a middle pivot portion and a rear handle portion. The crimping tool further includes a fastener which extends through the pivot portions to mount pivotally... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5185930 | Flex-duct cutters An improved hand tool for cutting flex-duct material comprising a plier-type wire cutter having retaining member mounted on the outside of the jaws of the wire cutter for releasably retaining a disposable razor-type blade.... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5136744 | Fishing tool A multi-purpose fishing tool to aid in the cutting of line and the maintenance of fish hooks and flies is disclosed. The fishing tool comprises two normally spaced-apart hand grips that are attached to a common flexure assembly. A knife blade is mounted t... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5107559 | Horseshoeing tool The replacing of a shoe on a horse involves a plurality of separate tools, each performing a different function. Such tools have not changed substantially in decades. A relatively simple substitute for these tools includes a pair of arms for pivotal inter... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5033195 | Pliers jaws for cutting materials with different hardness and dimensions In tools for clipping material of different hardness and dimensions, there are required blade-portions (1, 2) having different characterics. A pliers jaw, the blade-portion of which is formed with different edge angles (a댑, 댒... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5014379 | Combination tool A combination tool which is substantially a pair of pliers in which the handles are parallel to each other and have at their handle ends screwdriver tips and have a free floating rubber sleeve on each handle which may be gripped to put pressure on the scr... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4995128 | Electrician's combination tool A combination electrician's tool which is substantially a pair of pliers in which the handles are parallel to each other and having at one of it's handle ends a crescent wrench while the other handle end has means to accept various tips such as screwdrive... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4028756 | Hand tool for working on electrical conductors The disclosure is directed to a hand tool of the pliers configuration having a set of crimping nests located in jaw members and having the expansion zones of the crimping nests overlap so as to permit placement of each of the nests closer to the optimum d... | 06/14/1977 |