Pivot grip
AssigneeZircon Corporation
InventorBarry Wingate
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Abstract
An implementation of a system and method for a hand tool having a pivot grip is provided. The pivot grip provides an axis of rotation perpendicular and centered with a pair of concave finger holds positioned at the grip. The hand tool includes a housing forming the pivot grip, a sensor (e.g., stud sensor, capacitive sensor, electromagnetic sensor, metallic sensor, RF sensor, and/or the like) and a power switch.
Claims21
A hand tool for sensing a measurement behind a target surface, the hand tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a sensor coupled in the housing;
- and
- a grip having a pair of three-dimensional concave finger holds positioned at opposite sides of the grip to provide an axis of rotation.
A hand tool for sensing a measurement behind a target surface, the hand tool comprising:
- housing means for providing a housing to the hand tool;
- sensing means for sensing a hidden characteristic, wherein the sensing means is coupled in the housing means;
- and
- gripping means for gripping and for providing an axis of rotation.
A method for using a hand tool against target surfaces, wherein the hand tool comprises a grip having a pair of three-dimensional concave finger holds positioned on the grip to provide an axis of rotation, the method comprising:
- providing the hand tool;
- holding the hand tool with a thumb at a first three-dimensional concave finger hold of the pair of three-dimensional concave finger holds and with a finger at a second three-dimensional concave finger hold of the pair of three-dimensional concave finger holds;
- positioning the hand tool against a first target surface;
- and
- rotating the hand tool about the axis of rotation relative to the finger and thumb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.