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US 12,247,410 B2Granted
Prying tool with prying end which has changeable width
AssigneeHong Ann Tool Industries Co., Ltd.
InventorCheng-Wei Su
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Abstract
A prying tool includes a prying end with a first prying member and a second prying member pivotally engaged with a main body of the prying tool. The first and the second prying members are pivotal toward and away from each other. The first prying member has a first claw and the second prying member has a second claw respectively. The first and the second prying members are pivotal between a first configuration in which first and the second claws are adjacent to each other and a second configuration in which the first and the second claws are away from each other.
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A prying tool with a prying end which has a changeable width, comprising:
- a main body;
- the prying end including a first prying member and a second prying member pivotally engaged with the main body, wherein the first and the second prying members are pivotal toward and away from each other, wherein the prying end has a first configuration in which the first and the second prying members are locked and disposed adjacent to each other and include inner lateral sides thereof facing each other, a second configuration in which the first and the second prying members are unlocked and adapted to be moved away from each other, and a third configuration in which the first and the second prying members are locked and disposed away from each other and include the inner lateral sides thereof not facing each other, and wherein the prying end increases its width when the first and the second prying members pivot from the first configuration to the third configuration;
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- a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock and unlock the first and the second prying members, wherein the locking mechanism includes a position restrainer movably disposed on the main body and movable between a lock position and a release position, wherein the position restrainer forms a restraining end selectively engaging with and disengaging from the first and the second prying members for selectively locking and preventing pivotal movement of the first and the second prying members with respect to the main body, and wherein the position restrainer is in the lock position when the prying end is in the first configuration and the third configuration and in the release position when the prying end is in the second configuration;
- wherein the first prying member has a plurality of first engaging portions with which the position restrainer is adapted to selectively engage, wherein the position restrainer abuts one of the plurality of the first engaging portions when the prying end is in the first configuration and abuts another of the plurality of the first engaging portions when the prying end is in the third configuration, wherein the second prying member has a plurality of second engaging portions with which the position restrainer is adapted to selectively engage, wherein the position restrainer abuts one of the plurality of the second engaging portions when the prying end is in the first configuration and abuts another of the plurality of the second engaging portions when the prying end is in the third configuration, wherein one of the plurality of the first engaging portions and one of the plurality of the second engaging portions are adjacent to the inner lateral sides of the first and the second prying members, and wherein another of the plurality of the first engaging portions and another of the plurality of the second engaging portions are adjacent to outer lateral sides of the first and the second prying members.
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A prying tool with a prying end which has a changeable width, comprising:
- a main body;
- the prying end including a first prying member and a second prying member pivotally engaged with the main body, wherein the first and the second prying members are pivotal toward and away from each other, wherein the prying end has a first configuration in which the first and the second prying members are locked and disposed adjacent to each other and include inner lateral sides thereof facing each other, a second configuration in which the first and the second prying members are unlocked and adapted to be moved away from each other, and a third configuration in which the first and the second prying members are locked and disposed away from each other and include the inner lateral sides thereof not facing each other, and wherein the prying end increases its width when the first and the second prying members pivot from the first configuration to the third configuration;
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- a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock and unlock the first and the second prying members, wherein the locking mechanism includes a position restrainer movably disposed on the main body and movable between a lock position and a release position, wherein the position restrainer forms a restraining end selectively engaging with and disengaging from the first and the second prying members for selectively locking and preventing pivotal movement of the first and the second prying members with respect to the main body, and wherein the position restrainer is in the lock position when the prying end is in the first configuration and the third configuration and in the release position when the prying end is in the second configuration;
- wherein the main body has a first joining side and a second joining side disposed separately and has a slot delimited therebetween, wherein the slot has an open end and a closed end and extends from the open end to the closed end along a length direction of the main body, and wherein the slot also has two open sides and extends from one open side to another open side along a width direction of the main body;
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- wherein the first and the second prying members are pivotally engaged with the first and the second joining sides and inserted into the slot, wherein the first prying member has an end forming a pivot end and is pivotal about a first pivot, wherein the second prying member has an end forming a pivot end and is pivotal about a second pivot, and wherein the first and the second pivots each has an end connected to the first joining side and another end connected to the second joining side.
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A prying tool with a prying end which has a changeable width, comprising:
- a main body;
- the prying end including a first prying member and a second prying member pivotally engaged with the main body, wherein the first and the second prying members are pivotal toward and away from each other, wherein the prying end has a first configuration in which the first and the second prying members are locked and disposed adjacent to each other and include inner lateral sides thereof facing each other, a second configuration in which the first and the second prying members are unlocked and adapted to be moved away from each other, and a third configuration in which the first and the second prying members are locked and disposed away from each other and include the inner lateral sides thereof not facing each other, and wherein the prying end increases its width when the first and the second prying members pivot from the first configuration to the third configuration;
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- a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock and unlock the first and the second prying members, wherein the locking mechanism includes a position restrainer movably disposed on the main body and movable between a lock position and a release position, wherein the position restrainer forms a restraining end selectively engaging with and disengaging from the first and the second prying members for selectively locking and preventing pivotal movement of the first and the second prying members with respect to the main body, and wherein the position restrainer is in the lock position when the prying end is in the first configuration and the third configuration and in the release position when the prying end is in the second configuration;
- wherein the main body has a first joining side and a second joining side disposed separately and has a slot delimited therebetween, wherein the slot has an open end and a closed end and extends from the open end to the closed end along a length direction of the main body, and wherein the slot also has two open sides and extends from one open side to another open side along a width direction of the main body;
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- wherein the main body has a hole and the position restrainer is movably disposed in the hole;
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- wherein the position restrainer is movably disposed and moves linearly in the hole, wherein the hole extends along the length direction of the main body from the slot, and wherein the hole has an open end opening to the slot and a closed end opposite the open end and extends from the open end to the closed end along the length direction of the main body.
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A prying tool with a prying end which has a changeable width, comprising:
- a main body;
- the prying end including a first prying member and a second prying member pivotally engaged with the main body, wherein the first and the second prying members are pivotal toward and away from each other, wherein the prying end has a first configuration in which the first and the second prying members are locked and disposed adjacent to each other and include inner lateral sides thereof facing each other, a second configuration in which the first and the second prying members are unlocked and adapted to be moved away from each other, and a third configuration in which the first and the second prying members are locked and disposed away from each other and include the inner lateral sides thereof not facing each other, and wherein the prying end increases its width when the first and the second prying members pivot from the first configuration to the third configuration;
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- a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock and unlock the first and the second prying members, wherein the locking mechanism includes a position restrainer movably disposed on the main body and movable between a lock position and a release position, wherein the position restrainer forms a restraining end selectively engaging with and disengaging from the first and the second prying members for selectively locking and preventing pivotal movement of the first and the second prying members with respect to the main body, and wherein the position restrainer is in the lock position when the prying end is in the first configuration and the third configuration and in the release position when the prying end is in the second configuration;
- wherein the main body has a first joining side and a second joining side disposed separately and has a slot delimited therebetween, wherein the slot has an open end and a closed end and extends from the open end to the closed end along a length direction of the main body, and wherein the slot also has two open sides and extends from one open side to another open side along a width direction of the main body;
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- wherein the main body has a hole and the position restrainer is movably disposed in the hole;
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- wherein the position restrainer has an end disposed outside the hole and protruding in the slot, and wherein the end of the position restrainer forms the restraining end.
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A prying tool with a prying end which has a changeable width, comprising:
- a main body;
- the prying end including a first prying member and a second prying member pivotally engaged with the main body, wherein the first and the second prying members are pivotal toward and away from each other, wherein the prying end has a first configuration in which the first and the second prying members are locked and disposed adjacent to each other and include inner lateral sides thereof facing each other, a second configuration in which the first and the second prying members are unlocked and adapted to be moved away from each other, and a third configuration in which the first and the second prying members are locked and disposed away from each other and include the inner lateral sides thereof not facing each other, and wherein the prying end increases its width when the first and the second prying members pivot from the first configuration to the third configuration;
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- a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock and unlock the first and the second prying members, wherein the locking mechanism includes a position restrainer movably disposed on the main body and movable between a lock position and a release position, wherein the position restrainer forms a restraining end selectively engaging with and disengaging from the first and the second prying members for selectively locking and preventing pivotal movement of the first and the second prying members with respect to the main body, and wherein the position restrainer is in the lock position when the prying end is in the first configuration and the third configuration and in the release position when the prying end is in the second configuration;
- wherein the position restrainer is adapted to be operably moved between the lock position and the release position by a controller, and wherein the controller is coupled to the position restrainer;
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- wherein the position restrainer has an aperture to which an end of the controller is connected, wherein the controller has another end disposed outside a hole of the main body, thereby allowing a user to input to control movement of the position restrainer, and wherein the controller extends in a cavity which extends from the hole of the main body to an outer periphery of the main body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.