Floating, non-conductive hand tools
OwnerFrank A. Moffitt, Jr., Allan K. Grosethinventors
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Abstract
A floating, non-conductive hand tool such as pliers or channel locks for use by those working proximate to water or an electrical source. The tools are extremely durable, lightweight, and have an internal cavity capable of holding a gas or a light weight polymer foam material to substantially reduce the overall density of the hand tool. Alternatively, the handle ends of the tool may be encased with a low density sheathing material used either independently or in conjunction with the aforementioned internal cavity to reduce the density of the tool.
Claims20
A lightweight, substantially non-corrosive hand pliers, comprising:
- two non-metallic lever members each having a handle, end, a gripping end and pivot means operatively interconnecting said lever members between said gripping ends and said handle ends;
- a low density sheathing material substantially enclosing said handle end of at least one of said lever members, wherein said pliers has a density less than water and a non-obstructed range of motion between a first open position with said gripping ends of said lever members in a spaced apart relationship and a second closed position with said gripping ends of said lever members in operable contact with one another;
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- a wear-resistant jaw removably interconnected to each of said gripping ends, said wear-resistant jaw having a plurality of teeth which are adapted for frictional engagement to grasp an object.
A lightweight, substantially non-conductive non-corrosive hand pliers, comprising:
- two non-metallic lever members each having a handle, end, a gripping end and pivot means operatively interconnecting said lever members between said gripping ends and said handle ends;
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- a low density sheathing material substantially enclosing said handle end of at least one of said lever members, wherein said pliers has a density less than water and a non-obstructed range of motion between a first open position with said- gripping ends of said lever members in a spaced apart relationship and a second closed position with said gripping ends of said lever members in operable contact with one another;
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- a line cutter interconnected to one of said non-metallic lever members which is adapted for cutting fishing line.
A floating, substantially non-conductive hand tool, comprising:
- a body portion and a tool portion, said body portion having a first end, a second end, and an exterior surface, at least one of said ends having attachment means for interconnection to said tool portion, said body portion having a low density sheathing material substantially enclosing at least a portion of said body portion, wherein said non-conductive hand tool has a density less than water and a non-obstructed range of motion between a first open position with a gripping end of said body portion in a spread-apart relationship and a second closed position said gripping ends in operable contact with one another;
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- a wear resistant jaw insert positioned over at least a portion of said tool portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.