Clamp gripping and actuating tool assembly
OwnerCharles B. Clayborninventor
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Abstract
A clamp gripping and actuating tool assembly includes a first arm and a second arm pivotally coupled together. Each of the first and second arms has a first end and a second end. A portion of the first and second arms define heads. The head of the first arm has an upper side that is concavely arcuate to be bowl shaped. An arcuate rod having a pair of ends extends through the head of the second arm and is positioned between the lower side and a top side of the head of the second arm. One of the ends is extendable forward of the head of the first arm. A fastener is extended through openings in a plurality of clamps as the clamps are closed between the heads. The fastener is supported by the upper side of the head of the first arm.
Claims5
A clamp and fastener manipulating tool comprising:
- a pliers including a first arm and a second arm pivotally coupled together, each of said first and second arms having a first end and a second end, a portion of said first and second arms positioned adjacent to said first ends defining heads, a portion of said first and second arms adjacent to said second ends defining handles, said heads moving toward each other when said grips are moved toward each other, said head of said first arm having an upper side being concavely arcuate to be bowl shaped, a lower side of said head of said second arm being planar;
- an arcuate rod extends through said head of said second arm, said rod forming approximate half circle, said rod having a pair of ends, said ends being positioned between said lower side and a top side of said second arm, one of said ends being extendable forward of said head of said second arm to form a hook member, said rod being slidably mounted in said head of said second arm to selectively allow a direction of extension of said hook member formed by said rod;
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- wherein a fastener is extended through openings in a plurality of clamps as the clamps are closed between said heads and the fastener is supported by the upper side of said head of said first arm.
A clamp and fastener manipulating tool comprising:
- a pliers including a first arm and a second arm pivotally coupled together, each of said first and second arms having a first end and a second end, a portion of said first and second arms positioned adjacent to said first ends defining heads, a portion of said first and second arms adjacent to said second ends defining handles, said heads moving toward each other when said grips are moved toward each other, said head of said first arm having an upper side being concavely arcuate to be bowl shaped, a lower side of said head of said second arm being planar;
- an arcuate rod extends through said head of said second arm, said rod forming approximate half circle, said rod having a pair of ends, said ends being positioned between said lower side and a top side of said second arm, one of said ends being extendable forward of said head of said second arm to form a hook member, said rod being slidably mounted in said head of said second arm to selectively allow a direction of extension of said hook member formed by said rod, said ends of said rod being larger than a remaining portion of said rod to prevent said rod from being removed from said head of said second arm;
- a pair of fastener grips, each of said fastener grips being elongated and having a notched end for engaging a fastener, each of said fastener grips being removably extended into one of said second ends of said first and second arms, each of said fastener grips having a distal end with respect to an associated one of said notched ends, said distal ends being a bulbous member comprising a resiliently compressible material;
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- wherein a fastener is extended through openings in a plurality of clamps as the clamps are closed between said heads and the fastener is supported by the upper side of said head of said first arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.