Patent classifications
B25B7/04
Tongue-and-groove pliers with anti-marring grip area
A hand tool may include a head section defining a first grip portion, a handle section and a second grip portion. The head section includes a top jaw and a bottom jaw defining the first grip portion. The handle section includes a top handle and a bottom handle. The top jaw and the bottom handle forming a first unitary piece, and the bottom jaw and the top handle forming a second unitary piece. The first and second unitary pieces are joined at a pivot point. The second grip portion includes a top grip portion provided at the top handle and a bottom grip portion provided at the bottom handle. The top and bottom grip portions substantially face each other. The first grip portion is made of a metallic material and the second grip portion is made of a non-metallic material.
Tongue-and-groove pliers with anti-marring grip area
A hand tool may include a head section defining a first grip portion, a handle section and a second grip portion. The head section includes a top jaw and a bottom jaw defining the first grip portion. The handle section includes a top handle and a bottom handle. The top jaw and the bottom handle forming a first unitary piece, and the bottom jaw and the top handle forming a second unitary piece. The first and second unitary pieces are joined at a pivot point. The second grip portion includes a top grip portion provided at the top handle and a bottom grip portion provided at the bottom handle. The top and bottom grip portions substantially face each other. The first grip portion is made of a metallic material and the second grip portion is made of a non-metallic material.
PLIERS WITH ADJUSTABLE ANGLE
Pliers with adjustable angle include a handheld portion, a grip portion, and an angle adjustment device. The handheld portion includes a first handle and a second handle. The grip portion is pivotally disposed on the handheld portion and includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The angle adjustment device is disposed between the handheld portion and the grip portion. The angle adjustment device optionally refrains the grip portion from rotating with respect to the handheld portion, or allows the first jaw and the second jaw to pivot with respect to the handheld portion for adjusting the angle.
PLIERS WITH ADJUSTABLE ANGLE
Pliers with adjustable angle include a handheld portion, a grip portion, and an angle adjustment device. The handheld portion includes a first handle and a second handle. The grip portion is pivotally disposed on the handheld portion and includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The angle adjustment device is disposed between the handheld portion and the grip portion. The angle adjustment device optionally refrains the grip portion from rotating with respect to the handheld portion, or allows the first jaw and the second jaw to pivot with respect to the handheld portion for adjusting the angle.
Apparatuses and methods for manipulating a wire
A method of manipulating a wire, having an electrical contact, comprises clamping the wire with a predetermined force between a first gripping portion, installed in a first channel of a first tip half, and a second gripping portion, installed in a second channel of a second tip half. The method also includes pushing the electrical contact into a receptacle of a terminal block using a first internal shoulder of the first channel and a second internal shoulder of the second channel to interlock the electrical contact and the terminal block. With the wire clamped between the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion, the method includes verifying that the electrical contact and the terminal block are interlocked by pulling the first tip half and the second tip half away from the terminal block until the wire slips along the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion.
Apparatuses and methods for manipulating a wire
A method of manipulating a wire, having an electrical contact, comprises clamping the wire with a predetermined force between a first gripping portion, installed in a first channel of a first tip half, and a second gripping portion, installed in a second channel of a second tip half. The method also includes pushing the electrical contact into a receptacle of a terminal block using a first internal shoulder of the first channel and a second internal shoulder of the second channel to interlock the electrical contact and the terminal block. With the wire clamped between the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion, the method includes verifying that the electrical contact and the terminal block are interlocked by pulling the first tip half and the second tip half away from the terminal block until the wire slips along the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion.
SPARK PLUG GAPPING TOOL
According to one example, a spark plug gapping tool includes a first side handle, a second side handle, a middle handle, and a pusher that are made of a non-metallic material. The middle handle is positioned in-between the first side handle and the second side handle, and has a stopper surface and an insert slot that can receive a feeler gauge insert. The pusher is rotatably positioned in-between the first side handle and the second side handle, and has a hollow housing that can receive a terminal end of a spark plug. In operation, a distal end of the middle handle and distal ends of the side handles can move closer together, when a proximal end of the middle handle and proximal ends of the side handles are moved closer together by a user's hand, so as to gap the spark plug.
SPARK PLUG GAPPING TOOL
According to one example, a spark plug gapping tool includes a first side handle, a second side handle, a middle handle, and a pusher that are made of a non-metallic material. The middle handle is positioned in-between the first side handle and the second side handle, and has a stopper surface and an insert slot that can receive a feeler gauge insert. The pusher is rotatably positioned in-between the first side handle and the second side handle, and has a hollow housing that can receive a terminal end of a spark plug. In operation, a distal end of the middle handle and distal ends of the side handles can move closer together, when a proximal end of the middle handle and proximal ends of the side handles are moved closer together by a user's hand, so as to gap the spark plug.
Tool with pivot, handle, and jaws
Tool including a pivot and a handle provided on one side of the pivot. The handle includes a first handle and a second handle. Jaws are provided on another side of the pivot, and the jaws include a first jaw and a second jaw. A first joint is provided in the first jaw. The first jaw includes a base provided between the first joint and the handle.
Tool with pivot, handle, and jaws
Tool including a pivot and a handle provided on one side of the pivot. The handle includes a first handle and a second handle. Jaws are provided on another side of the pivot, and the jaws include a first jaw and a second jaw. A first joint is provided in the first jaw. The first jaw includes a base provided between the first joint and the handle.