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US 2024/0173830 A1Published application
Circlip pliers with improved design
AssigneeApex Brands, Inc.
InventorsJesse Higgins, Eric Van Fossen, Zhihong Fu, Kyle Romanick, Miles Cawley
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Abstract
A hand tool includes a head section which may include a top jaw and a bottom jaw, a handle section which may include a top handle and a bottom handle, a joint assembly which may operably couple the head section to the handle section, and a pin assembly which may include a first pin disposed at a distal end of the top jaw and a second pin disposed at a distal end of the bottom jaw. A high friction surface may be disposed over at least a portion of the first and second pins.
Claims20
A hand tool comprising:
- a head section including a top jaw and a bottom jaw;
- a handle section including a top handle and a bottom handle;
- a joint assembly operably coupling the head section to the handle section;
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- a pin assembly having a first pin disposed at a distal end of the top jaw and a second pin disposed at a distal end of the bottom jaw,
- wherein a high friction surface is disposed over at least a portion of the first and second pins.
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A pin assembly for a hand tool, the pin assembly comprising:
- a first pin disposed at a distal end of a top jaw of the hand tool;
- a second pin disposed at a distal end of a bottom jaw of the hand tool;
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- a high friction surface disposed over at least a portion of the first and second pins.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.