Class 81/300 - TOOL JAW(S) POSITIONED BY RELATIVELY MOVABLE PLURAL HANDLES (E.G., PLIERS)

Subclass of Class 81 - Tools
Definition: Tools including at least two relatively movable work-engaging
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 12/21/2010

Number	Title	Issue Date
7854184	Quick-release device for umbilical The present invention is a quick-release device for engaging an umbilical. The device includes a coupling base and arms. The coupling base has a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the coupling base is configured for attachment to a valve known i...	12/21/2010
7431723	Device and method for separation of modular orthopaedic elements A tool, system and method for separating connected orthopaedic components are disclosed. The system includes two orthopaedic components that are connected end to end. One of the orthopaedic components has a notch that receives a cam carried by the tool. The notch an...	10/07/2008
7398714	Jar opener A hand held, one touch jar opener can be placed on a jar and activated with a momentary touch of a button. An epicyclic gear train is set to sequentially provide a grip on a jar, and on a lid, followed by development of torque needed to move the lid in a countercloc...	07/15/2008
7399309	Auxiliary forceps for hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) Auxiliary forceps are provided for video-assisted minimally-invasive surgery, such as hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, the forceps being intended for operation by a surgeon's non-dominant hand inserted through an incision for entering a patient's natural body cav...	07/15/2008
7370397	Tool kit and method for repairing a damage vehicle body member with a hem flange A method and kit for repairing vehicle door skins by reorienting vehicle hem flanges from a closed orientation to an open orientation to allow removal of a damaged door skin from a door frame and replacing with a new door skin with an open orientation hem flange tha...	05/13/2008
7261627	Multi-use seafood utensil A multi-use seafood utensil for opening shellfish and crustacean seafood having outer shells for the removal of meat, the utensil comprising: a head portion having a prying blade for prying a seafood shell open and a bifurcated ripping blade for cutting a seafood sh...	08/28/2007
7137988	Needle driver An improved needle driver, wherein the needle driver includes an elongated body having a substantially hollow interior portion and a first and second ends. An actuator extending from the first end of the elongated body is included and is in communication with the su...	11/21/2006
7107881	Spring clamp A spring clamp includes a first and a second handle; a substantially L-shaped release link having an inner section transversely mounted in the first handle and an outer section located outside the first handle, and being pivotally turnably about a supporting point m...	09/19/2006
7104719	Peripheral connecting region of two sheets and peripheral connection method In a peripheral connecting region of two sheets including two overlapping flanges of the sheets, the sheets are connected to each other such that they cannot be displaced relative to each other. In order to be able to connect high-strength sheets or other sheets whi...	09/12/2006
7103934	Multipurpose combination pliers A multipurpose combination pliers includes a first and second insulated handles alternately and movably joined together by a rivet, a toothed jaw at the fore end of each of the handles, a rectangular connector at the rear end of the first insulated handle for engagi...	09/12/2006
7040007	Crimping tool for connecting a modular plug connector A crimping tool is provided for connecting a modular plug connector with a telephone/data cable, and an axial connector with a coaxial cable, including a pair of operating arms pivotally connected intermediate their ends to define on opposite sides of the pivot axis...	05/09/2006
7037305	Heart presentation device and method A medical instrument for positioning an internal organ during surgical and diagnostic procedures is provided. In one embodiment, the medical instrument includes a body having a tissue grasping element and an actuating member effective to move the tissue grasping ele...	05/02/2006
7028591	Multi-function tool with spring biased implement A multi-function tool includes a pair of handles and an implement slidably coupled to the handles. The implement is configured to slide in a linear fashion between a stowed position and a deployed position. A bias mechanism is coupled to the implement such that the ...	04/18/2006
7000448	Compression tool jawarm member A pivotal jawarm for a compression tool has opposite sides, a pivot pin opening therethrough, longitudinally opposite ends on longitudinally opposite sides of the opening, and inner and outer edges between the ends and on laterally opposite sides of the opening. A s...	02/21/2006
6941628	Bead-forming tool The invention comprises tools for forming beads on one or more filaments using a malleable material for the bead. The tools exert bead-forming forces radially inward toward the filament and axially along the filament toward the center of the bead. The tools comprise...	09/13/2005
6862959	Pair of pliers having identification features A pair of pliers has a handle (11), a head (13), a rivet (15), at least one colored layer (17) and optionally, plastic sleeves on the handle (11). The at least one colored layer (17) is at least one color especially designed...	03/08/2005
6813976	Tethered hand tool This invention is a hand tool tethering system for use with hand tools that includes a retractor adapted to be included in a housing of the hand tool, a tether attached to the hand tool's retractor mechanism at one end, and to and a coupling device at the opposite e...	11/09/2004
6769181	Crimped-ring removal device Apparatus is provided for removing a crimped ring from plastic tubing installed over the nipple of a fitting. A supporting jaw radially supports the crimped ring while a chisel cuts the ring on a tangential path. One embodiment uses pair of levers joined and pivoted...	08/03/2004
6487941	Hand tool A hand tool having a pair of jaw assemblies pivotally mounted to each other and movable from a closed to an open position. Each jaw assembly comprising a head portion and a tail extending from the head portion. A hang space formed between said jaw assembl...	12/03/2002
6341545	Jaw assembly for pivotal handle tool with opposing jaw elements Pliers-like tools having opposing and cooperating jaw elements wherein one of the jaw elements includes a heelpiece having a non-circular recess formed therein and in which a mechanical element associated with a jaw carrier portion of a handle is selectiv...	01/29/2002
6067700	Prestressed compressor mount installation methods An elastomeric compressor mount has a hollow convex cylindrical head portion which must be passed upwardly through a substantially smaller diameter circular opening in a support foot portion of the compressor. To facilitate the passage of the mount head p...	05/30/2000
5893303	Fastener holding pliers with hand-grip offset A pliers which allows the user to firmly hold a tack, nail, or screw for application, particularly when in use against a structure. The pliers incorporates a handle offset which allows the user to apply the fastener when working in close quarters with the...	04/13/1999
5833697	Suture needle holding surgical instrument A surgical instrument for holding a suture needle is provided. The instrument is of a scissors configuration with elongated arms having finger loops at one end and jaws at the other end to grasp a suture needle. This improved instrument has specialized ja...	11/10/1998
5697114	Folding multi-tool A folding multi-tool comprising first and second generally channel-shaped handles each having first and second ends, each generally channel-shaped handle having an open side and an at least partly closed side opposite the open side, the at least partly cl...	12/16/1997
5662665	Suture needle holding surgical instrument A surgical instrument for holding a suture needle is disclosed. The instrument is of scissors configuration with elongated arms having finger loops at one end and jaws at the other end to grasp a suture needle. This improved instrument has specialized jaw...	09/02/1997
5554161	Tick removal tool A tool for removing ticks and similar parasites. A spoon-shaped tool, the spoon of which is split lengthwise and hinged to rotate the split spoon sections normally open far enough to fit over a tick's body, then rotated closed into an overlapping relation...	09/10/1996
5368596	Augmented awl for creating channels in human bone tissue An instrument for determining the location of a channel and for creating a channel through bone tissue for suturing ligament, tendon, or muscle tissue to the bone during arthroscopic surgery, the instrument comprising a pair of compound levers (12) and (1...	11/29/1994
5364397	Spinal coupler seater with dual jaws and an independent plunger An instrument and method for locating and attaching a spinal coupler to an implanted spinal rod including body and lever handles that attach about the spinal rod. A cam handle is connected to the body handle to actuate a plunger that applies a compression...	11/15/1994
5233778	Muzzle loading cleaning rod retriever A plier-like tool is designed to grip the end of a muzzle loader bore cleaning rod so as to assist in the removal of the rod from the gun. The tool is particularly useful in removing cleaning rods which become stuck in rifle barrels. A collet is attachabl...	08/10/1993
5121662	Second bite pliers and method of use A system of pliers or the like, and "second bite" elements is disclosed. The pliers or the like are typically formed by at least two basic elements which are pivotally interconnected and which each have handle and jaw regions. Causing the handles of the p...	06/16/1992
5121624	Pipe ring crimping tool This invention is directed to a novel pipe ring crimping tool which is adapted for crimping a ring over plastic plumbing pipe onto a plastic fitting. A crimping tool which comprises: (a) a first jaw component constructed to have therein a concave semi-cyl...	06/16/1992
5116347	Tick remover for people and animals A simple hand-held implement for removing ticks and other ectoparasites or small undesirable objects from the cutaneous areas and clothing of humans and animals....	05/26/1992
5061269	Surgical rongeur power grip structure and method Power assisted gripping structure and method comprising a surgeon's rongeur including two elongated relatively axially moveable members having at one end thereof structure for gripping, cutting or crushing material, handle means for manually moving the el...	10/29/1991
5022633	One-handed cam action fish tape puller A tool which can be held and manipulated in one hand, for grasping and pulling steel fish tapes of the type used to pull electrical wires through building walls comprises two identical handle members having flat and parallel front and rear surfaces. Each ...	06/11/1991
4536958	Twin element, cylindrically disassemblably hinged tool A tool, particularly a nut-cracker, consisting of two twin elements each having at one end a projection shaped as a cylinder sector surrounded by an annular element forming an eyelet and by a circle sector shaped tongue, concentrical with respect to said ...	08/27/1985
4476750	Latching mechanism A convertible retaining ring pliers includes a pair of jaws and a pair of handles all rotatable independently about a common pivot. Each jaw includes a transverse bore spaced from and parallel to the pivot axis for receiving an elongated cylindrical latch...	10/16/1984
4441388	Hand tool linkage A linkage apparatus for a pair of relatively pivotal elements, such as the pivotal jaws of a hand tool, preferably includes at least a pair of linkage members pivotally interconnecting the pivotal elements. Each of the preferred linkage members is pivotal...	04/10/1984

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Class 81/300 - TOOL JAW(S) POSITIONED BY RELATIVELY MOVABLE PLURAL HANDLES (E.G., PLIERS)