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US 12,290,905 B2Granted
Magnetic nippers
AssigneeLid Rig Ltd.
InventorScott Wilday
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Abstract
A magnetic nipper is provided. The magnetic nipper has a pair of elongate arms with opposed first and second surfaces. The pair of elongate arms are hingedly connected to allow the pair of elongate arms to rotate about an axle. The first and second surf aces each contain at least one magnet have a polarity such that the magnets repel.
Claims20
A nipper assembly for cutting fishing line, the nipper assembly comprising:
- a nipper including:
- a first elongate member having a first cutting edge located at a terminus of a distal end of the first elongate member, at least one engagement lobe having a bore, the at least one engagement lobe located at a proximal end of the first elongate member, the first elongate member comprising a first surface having at least one cavity containing a first magnet;
- a second elongate member having a second cutting edge located at a terminus of a distal end of the second elongate member and being pivotally connected to the first elongate member, at least one tang having a bore where the bore of the at least one engagement lobe aligns with the bore of the at least one tang, the at least one tang located at a proximal end of the second elongate member, the second elongate member comprising a second surface having at least one cavity aligned with the at least one cavity of the first surface and containing a second magnet, the second magnet providing a magnetically couplable surface and having the same polarity of the first magnet such that the first elongate member and the second elongate member separate with a magnetic force;
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- a pin extending through the aligned bores such that the first elongate member and the second elongate member pivot about the pin.
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A nipper assembly for cutting fishing line, the nipper assembly comprising:
- a nipper including:
- a first elongate member comprising:
- a proximal end;
- a distal end;
- a first cutting edge located at a terminus of the distal end;
- at least one engagement lobe at the proximal end having a bore and a movement surface;
- a first surface having a first cavity;
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- a first magnet positioned in the first cavity;
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- a second elongate member comprising:
- a proximal end;
- a distal end;
- a second cutting edge located at a terminus of the distal end;
- at least one tang at the proximal end having a bore and a sliding surface, the bore of the at least one tang being aligned with the bore of the at least one engagement lobe, the sliding surface operatively shaped such that the movement surface slides along the sliding surface, wherein the at least one tang is aligned with the at least one engagement lobe;
- a second surface having at least one cavity aligned with the at least one cavity of the first surface and containing a second magnet, the second magnet providing a magnetically couplable surface and having the same polarity of the first magnet such that the first elongate member and the second elongate member separate with a magnetic force;
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- a pin extending through the bore of the at least one engagement lobe and the bore of the at least one tang such that the first elongate member and the second elongate member pivot about the pin.
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A nipper assembly for cutting fishing line, the nipper assembly comprising:
- a nipper including:
- a first elongate member having a first cutting edge located at a terminus of a distal end of the first elongate member, at least one engagement lobe having a bore located at a proximal end of the first elongate member, the first elongate member comprising a first surface having at least one cavity containing a first magnet;
- a second elongate member having a second cutting edge located at a terminus of a distal end of the second elongate member and being pivotally connected to the first elongate member, at least one tang having a bore where the bore of the at least one engagement lobe aligns with the bore of the at least one first tang, the at least one tang located at a proximal end of the second elongate member, the second elongate member comprising a second surface having at least one cavity aligned with the at least one cavity in the first surface containing a second magnet, the second magnet having a polarity the same as the first magnet such that the first elongate member and the second elongate member repel with a magnetic force and the second magnet is used to couple the second elongate member to one or more different magnets on an outer surface of the second elongate member;
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- a pin extending through the aligned bore such that the first elongate member and the second elongate member pivot about the pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.