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US 12,059,783 B2Granted
Hand operated gripping tools
AssigneeATE International Ltd
InventorNigel Buchanan
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Abstract
A hand operated gripping tool has a first handle (301), a first jaw (201) connected with the first handle, a second handle (302) pivotably connected with the first handle to permit relative pivoting movement of the second handle with respect to the first handle and a second jaw (202) connected with the second handle. One of the first jaw and second jaw is a removable jaw and the removable jaw is push-fit attachable to the respective handle.
Claims4
A hand operated gripping tool comprising:
- a first handle;
- a first jaw connected with said first handle;
- a second handle;
- and
- a second jaw connected with said second handle;
- wherein said second handle is pivotably connected with said first handle to permit relative pivoting movement of said first and second handles,
- wherein one of said first jaw and second jaw is a removable jaw and said removable jaw is push-fit attachable to the respective said handle,
- wherein said removable jaw comprises an outboard portion that projects from the respective said handle and has a gripping face and an inboard portion that projects from said outboard portion and is received by the respective said handle,
- wherein said inboard portion comprises a first part and a second part disposed opposite said first part to define a slot between said first and second parts, the respective said handle defines respective recesses to receive said first and second parts and said recesses define a blade that complementary engages in said slot when said removable jaw is push-fit attached to said respective handle,
- wherein said blade comprises a leading end provided with a plurality of teeth that complementarily engage a plurality of teeth defined by said removable jaw to define a plurality of selectable orientations of said removable jaw with respect to the respective said handle.
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A hand operated gripping tool comprising:
- a first handle;
- a first jaw connected with said first handle and having a gripping face;
- a second handle pivotably connected with said first handle to permit relative pivoting movement of said first and second handles;
- and
- a second jaw connected with said second handle and having a gripping face,
- wherein at least one of said first and second jaws is a removable jaw and said removable jaw is push-fit attachable to the respective said handle,
- wherein said removable jaw comprises a first part and a second part disposed opposite said first part to define a slot between said first and second parts, said respective handle defines respective recesses to receive said first and second parts and said recesses define a blade that complementary engages in said slot when said removable jaw is push-fit attached to said respective handle so that said first and second parts are received in the respective recesses,
- wherein said removable jaw is connected with said respective handle by a locking screw,
- wherein said blade comprises a leading end provided with a plurality of teeth that complementarily engage a plurality of teeth defined by said removable jaw to define a plurality of selectable orientations of said removable jaw with respect to the respective said handle by rotating said removable jaw about said locking screw.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.