Tweezers
OwnerRichard Walter Francisinventor
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Abstract
Tweezers are disclosed for example folding tweezers. In some implementations the tweezers include a protective member and a tweezer member pivotably mounted on the protective member to allow the tweezer member to rotate relative to the protective member between a first position, in which the tweezer member is protected by the protective member, and a second position, in which the tweezer member is exposed. The tweezer member may be mounted adjacent the distal end of the protective member, and may include a portion configured to extend beyond the distal end of the protective member when the inner tweezer member is in the first position.
Claims18
A device comprising:
- a protective member comprising a pair of elongated arms terminating at distal ends;
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- a tweezer member comprising a pair of elongated arms terminating in tweezer tips, the tweezer member being pivotably mounted on the protective member to allow the tweezer member to rotate relative to the protective member between a first position, in which the tweezer tips are protected by the protective member, and a second position, in which the tweezer tips are exposed,
- wherein the tweezer member is mounted at a mounting location adjacent the distal ends of the protective member, and includes a lever portion that extends beyond the distal ends of the protective member when the tweezer member is in the first position and acts as a lever to assist a user in moving the tweezer member from the first position to the second position;
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- wherein, when the tweezer member is in the first position, the elongated arms of the tweezer member are disposed adjacent to the elongated arms of the protective member, defining an open central area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.