# US 2019/0314974 A1 · Ergonomic hand tool

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- Number: US 2019/0314974 A1
- Document ID: US20190314974A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/950,279
- Filed: 2018-04-11
- Published: 2019-10-17
- Earliest claimed: 2018-04-11
- Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicants: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Inventors: Jerrod Joseph; Paige Clegg; Stephen G. Town; Douglas M. Linn
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190314974A1

## CPC

- B25G 1/102: {the shape being specially adapted to facilitate handling or improve grip}
- B25B 27/0035: {for motor-vehicles (wrenches for mounting or dismounting wheels B60B29/003)}
- B25B 31/00: Hand tools for applying fasteners (nailing or stapling tools B25C)
- B25G: HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS (attaching the blades or the like to handles of hand tools for soil working A01B1/22; handles of hand implements for harvesting A01D1/14; handles integral with brushware A46B)
- B25B: TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING

## Abstract

An ergonomic hand tool for installing a fuel line clip includes a handle portion having a bottom surface and a proximal end, an intermediate portion obtusely angled from the bottom surface of the handle portion, and a clip retaining portion disposed proximate a distal end of the intermediate portion wherein the clip retaining portion includes a backstop extending in a plane parallel to the bottom surface of the handle portion to a terminal end opposite the proximal end of the handle portion. The backstop extends between two opposing downwardly extending contact surfaces configured to provide a friction fit on a portion of the clip.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An ergonomic hand tool for installing a fuel line clip comprising:
a handle portion having a bottom surface and a proximal end;
an intermediate portion obtusely angled from the bottom surface of the handle portion; and
a clip retaining portion disposed proximate a distal end of the intermediate portion wherein the clip retaining portion includes a backstop extending in a plane parallel to the bottom surface of the handle portion to a terminal end opposite the proximal end of the handle portion wherein the backstop extends between two opposing downwardly extending contact surfaces configured to provide a friction fit on a portion of the clip.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising a magnet disposed on the backstop operative to provide a magnetic hold on the clip.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hand tool of claim 1 further comprising a position stabilizing feature configured to engage a complementary position stabilizing feature disposed on the clip.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The hand tool of claim 1 further comprising an installation feedback system configured to detect, validate, and track installation of at least one clip on a vehicle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The hand tool of claim 4 wherein the installation feedback system comprises a force sensor.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The hand tool of claim 4 wherein the installation feedback system comprises a vibration sensor.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The hand tool of claim 4 wherein the installation feedback system is a wireless system.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The hand tool of claim 4 wherein the installation feedback system is a wired system.

### Claim 9

An ergonomic hand tool for installing a fuel line clip comprising:
a handle portion having a bottom surface and a proximal end;
an intermediate portion obtusely angled from the bottom surface of the handle portion; and
a clip retaining portion disposed proximate a distal end of the intermediate portion wherein the clip retaining portion includes a backstop extending in a plane parallel to the bottom surface of the handle portion to a terminal end opposite the proximal end of the handle portion wherein the backstop includes a magnet operative to provide a magnetic hold on the clip, and the backstop extends between two opposing downwardly projecting contact surfaces configured to provide a friction fit on a portion of the clip.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The hand tool of claim 9 further comprising a position stabilizing feature configured to engage a complementary position stabilizing feature disposed on the clip.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The hand tool of claim 9 further comprising an installation feedback system configured to detect, validate, and track installation of at least one clip on a vehicle.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The hand tool of claim 11 wherein the installation feedback system comprises a force sensor.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The hand tool of claim 11 wherein the installation feedback system comprises a vibration sensor.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The hand tool of claim 11 wherein the installation feedback system is a wireless system.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The hand tool of claim 11 wherein the installation feedback system is a wired system.