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US 4,995,128 AGranted
Electrician's combination tool
OwnerRobert D. Montgomery, Harold L. Hullinventors
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Abstract
A combination electrician's tool which is substantially a pair of pliers in which the handles are parallel to each other and having at one of it's handle ends a crescent wrench while the other handle end has means to accept various tips such as screwdriver tips, sockets, etc. and gripping means to put pressure on the tips and the other handle being turned crossways can act as a torque wrench. The tool also has cutting, stripping and crimping means and one of the jaw sections can engage and hold a slotted screw.
Claims11
A combination tool comprising;
- a first and second plier member having a jaw section, said jaw sections having cutting edges, said cutting edges being aligned so that they coact to cut an object placed between them when said jaw sections are pivotally displaced toward and away from each other, said cutting edges having at least one notch, said notches being aligned so that they engage a wire placed between them when said jaw sections are pivotable displaced toward and away from each other, a first and second handle section, said handle sections having a first and second position, said plier members being pivotably attached together to allow said jaw section to be pivotably displaced toward and away from each other by moving said first and second handle sections to and away from each other, said handle sections being substantially parallel to each other when said handle sections are in a first closed position, said handle sections being at substantially a ninety degree angle to each other when said handle section are in said second open position, a gripping area, said gripping area being an independent cylinder surround a section of said first handle, said cylinder cooperating with said first handle section to allow said cylinder to turn freely on said first handle section, said gripping area cooperating with said first handle section to allow the thumb and fingers of a user to grasp said gripping area of said first handle section of said first plier member to put substantially pressure on the distal end of said first handle section, said first handle section having on it's distal end means to receive and hold releasable attached tips, said second plier member having on it's distal end a crescent wrench, said first and second handle sections having means between them to grasp a wire, and said first and second handle sections having means between them to crimp an electrical connector.
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