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US 7,938,469 B2Granted
Tweezers with gripping elements mounted swivelling on branches
AssigneeCommissariat a l'Energie Atomique
InventorAbdenacer Ait-Mani
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Abstract
The tweezers comprises two branches joined at a first end, a second end of each branch comprising a gripping element. The gripping element of each branch is mounted rotating freely around a swivel axis at the second end of said branch. The gripping element of each branch comprises a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the corresponding swivel axis, and a pad is fixed to a free end of said gripping element perpendicularly to said longitudinal axis of the gripping element.
Claims7
A pair of tweezers comprising:
- two branches joined at a first end,
- a second end of each branch comprising a gripping element, said gripping element of each branch being mounted rotating freely around a swivel axis at the second end of said branch, wherein
- the gripping element of each branch comprises a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the corresponding swivel axis, and a pad is fixed to a free end of said gripping element perpendicularly to said longitudinal axis of the gripping element, and
- the pad comprises a rod parallel to the longitudinal axis of the gripping element, sunk into a corresponding cavity of the gripping element, said gripping element being provided with a hole opening out into said cavity, said hole being threaded and having an axis perpendicular to said rod enabling the pad to be fixed by means of a screw screwed into said hole, exerting a pressure on the rod.
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