Multi-purpose tool and method for securing a locking fastener
OwnerGerald B. Keatoninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a multi-purpose tool having two elongated handles and a head portion pivotably connected about a common pivot joint. A flexible tubular element is connected to one of the two elongated handles. A gripping element is housed within a distal end of the tubular element. The gripping element can be extended or retracted from the distal end of the tubular element. A lighting element is attached to the distal end of the tubular element to illuminate working area.
Claims8
A method of securing a locking fastener using a multi-purpose tool and a tie fastener, wherein said multi-purpose tool including two elongated handles and a head portion pivotably connected about a common pivot joint, a flexible tubular element connected to one of the two elongated handles, and a gripping element housed within a distal end of the tubular element, said method comprising:
- inserting an end of a tie fastener through a first aperture disposed a first side of the locking fastener;
- inserting the flexible tubular element of the multi-purpose tool through a second aperture disposed on a second side of the locking fastener;
- extending the gripping element from the distal end of the flexible tubular element;
- gripping the end of the tie fastener through the second aperture;
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- pulling the end of the tie fastener to a desired position to form a closed loop around the locking fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.