Soft-grip wire stripper
AssigneeIDEAL Industries, Inc.
InventorBruce P. Konen
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Abstract
A wire stripper has a pair of elongated frames pivotably joined together by a pivot pin and defining handles and jaws. The handles are covered by sleeves which include thumb wells which cover the ends of the pivot pin. A mechanical interlock is provided between the handles and the sleeves. The sleeves have slots for receiving the handles. The slots are offset so the front and rear surfaces of opposite sleeves are coplanar. The sleeves have a core and cushion grip overmolded on the core. A molding projection on the core allows precise placement of the core in a mold during formation of the cushion grip. A spring biases the frames to an open position. Legs of the spring are fastened to the sleeves.
Claims12
A hand tool, comprising:
- first and second elongated frames each including a handle and a jaw;
- a pivot pin extending through the first and second elongated frames to pivotably join them;
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- a compression spring biasing the handles apart, the spring having coil and first and second elongated legs extending from the coil, the first leg being fastened to the first handle and the second leg being fastened to the second handle.
A hand tool, comprising:
- first and second elongated frames each including a handle and a jaw;
- a pivot pin extending through the first and second elongated frames to pivotably join them;
- first and second sleeves mounted over the handles of the first and second frames;
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- a compression spring attached to the sleeves in order to bias the handles apart.
A coil spring for biasing the handles of a hand tool apart, the spring comprising a coil and first and second elongated legs extending from the coil for engagement with the handles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.