Patents by Inventor William H. Tooth, deceased

William H. Tooth, deceased has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hand crimping tool
    Patent number: 5094097
    Abstract: A hand crimping tool includes a fixed mandrel (6), a moveable mandrel (8), and an operating mechanism (16) for the moveable mandrel (8). The operating mechanism (16) comprises a rotatable lever (18) having a cam surface (22A), which engages a cam surface (8B) on the moveable mandrel (8). The lever (18) also has a ratchet (24) engageable by a pawl (b 26). The ratchet teeth and the cam surface are formed so that the pawl (26) will only release when the cam surface (22A) has reached a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Miles Raystone Ltd.
    Inventors: William H. Tooth, deceased, Alan Roper