Shearing tool with closure assist
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYufei Zhu, Brian J. Pinkelman, Michael Paul Rowe
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Abstract
A shearing tool can be configured to provide closure assistance. The shearing tool can include a first portion and a second portion pivotably connected to each other. The first portion can include a handle portion and a working portion. The second portion can include a handle portion and a working portion. The shearing tool can include a contracting member operatively connected to the first portion and the second portion. When activated, the contracting member can contract such that shearing tool moves from an open configuration toward a closed configuration. As a result, assistance in closing the shearing tool can be provided by the contracting member.
Claims9
A shearing tool comprising:
- a first portion including a handle portion and a working portion;
- a second portion including a handle portion and a working portion, the first portion and the second portion being pivotably connected to each other;
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- a shape memory material member operatively connected to the first portion and the second portion, when activated, the shape memory material member contracts such that shearing tool moves from an open configuration toward a closed configuration, whereby closure assistance is provided by the shape memory material member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.