Spring Jaw Type Patents (Class 30/336)
  • Patent number: 10819092
    Abstract: A box-type wire stripper includes a retractable box body having a variable height and including at least one box body side wall; and at least one wire stripping device for partially or entirely stripping a wire sheath covering a wire core, and each wire stripping device is arranged on one box body side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: HANGZHOU GREAT START INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., HANGZHOU GREAT STAR TOOLS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Wang
  • Patent number: 10718303
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an injector fixing structure of a fuel rail. The injector fixing structure for a fuel rail module is configured such that an injector cup that includes a slot formed at a side thereof and an injector that includes an anti-rotation pin inserted into the slot are coupled to each other by a clip. The injector fixing structure also includes a lock formed integrally with the anti-rotation pin, and a fixing member coupled to the slot and allowing the lock to be secured when the anti-rotation pin is inserted into the slot such that the anti-rotation pin is prevented from being separated from the slot. The present invention may prevent separation of the injector from the fuel rail during transportation of the fuel rail module, thereby improving assemblability of the fuel rail module in engine assembly and increasing process efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: HYUNDAI KEFICO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung-Hyuk Oh, Young-II Kang, Kwang-Won Koo, Yeon-Jee Oh
  • Publication number: 20140345147
    Abstract: An exchange mechanism for a knife is disclosed. In some embodiments, a knife having a blade exchange mechanism includes a blade having a cutting edge and a blade tang, wherein the blade tang has an opening defining a hole to receive a pin, and a handle having an opening to receive the blade tang, the handle having a spring loaded bar coupled to the handle on a pivot, the spring loaded bar having a pin to be received in the tang opening defining a hole to exchangeably lock the blade in the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Spencer Frazer, Beren McKay
  • Patent number: 8079395
    Abstract: A quick change knife blade assembly, for use in conjunction with a tape roll dispensing cartridge assembly of a case sealing machine, comprises a knife blade mounted upon a knife blade mounting plate. A pin plate is fixedly connected to mounting pins passing through the knife blade, and springs are interposed between the pin plate and the mounting plate so as to normally bias the pin plate to a position at which the mounting pins prevent the removal of the knife blade from the mounting plate. When the pin plate is depressed against the biasing forces of the springs, the mounting pins are moved so as to permit the knife blade to be removed from the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Bryce J. Fox, William J. Menta
  • Patent number: 7774943
    Abstract: A knife comprises a body, a feed blade store, a return blade store, a feed path along which a blade can be fed from the feed blade store to an operative position, and from the operative position to the return blade store, and control means operable to ensure that a returning blade is returned to the return blade store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: WA1 Designs Limited
    Inventor: William Alfred Ireland
  • Patent number: 7676933
    Abstract: A spatula having a body with a top working surface and a bottom surface is provided. The spatula body also includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. A handle is mounted to the first end of the body and the body has a first mounting member depending from the spatula body proximate the second end of the spatula body. The mounting member has an interior for receiving a mounting portion of the spatula blade and a second open end opposed to the first open end. The spatula body includes an opening in the body for cleaning the mounting member. A blade is provided for the spatula. The blade has a front section having a top surface and a bottom surface. At least a first spring tab extends rearwardly of the front section. The spring tab has a concave surface for one of its top and bottom surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Restaurant Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Sang Chun
  • Patent number: 6829827
    Abstract: An artistic knife with spare blades, including a main body in which a blade seat is back and forth slidably disposed. The main body is formed with a receptacle corresponding to the blade seat for receiving multiple spare blades. Each blade has more than one engaging notch. The blade seat is provided with a transversely movable engaging block corresponding to the engaging notch of the blade for inserting therein. When the blade seat is slided forward, the blade is driven to extend out of the main body. The main body has a guide rail corresponding to the engaging block. By means of the guiding and restriction of the guide rail, in the travel of the blade pushed out by the blade seat, the engaging block is inserted into the engaging notches of the blade deeper and deeper. In returning travel, the depth by which the engaging block is inserted in the engaging notch is gradually reduced until it is slightly smaller than the thickness of the blade. Therefore, the engaging block can be truly engaged with the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Inventor: Han Chung Tseng
  • Patent number: 6802126
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle having a first casing and a second casing, a blade holder slidably received in the handle, a blade mounted on the blade holder, means for driving the blade holder moving, and a lock device pivoted on the first casing of the handle to be turned between an unlock position and a lock position. The lock device is fastened on the first casing having a base member positioned at an exterior side of the first casing and a rotatable member positioned at an interior side thereof The rotatable member has two ribs projected radially to pass through a through hole with two gaps on first casing. Such that the first casing and second casing can be assembled and disassembled by turning the lock device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Inventor: Harrison Huang
  • Patent number: 6625888
    Abstract: A pruning device includes a blade mounting jaw and an opposing jaw. A blade is removably mounted on a blade mounting portion of the blade mounting jaw to cut vegetation positioned between the jaws as the jaws are closed. A blade retainer is movable between a blade retaining and blade releasing positions with respect to the blade mounting portion and has a forward blade engaging portion. In its blade retaining position, the blade retainer secures the blade to the blade mounting portion. A forward edge portion of the blade is received between the forward blade engaging portion and the blade mounting portion. A rearward blade engaging structure and the blade mounting portion support a rearward portion of the blade. In its releasing position, the blade retainer releases the blade for replacement. Grip portions are operatively connected to the jaws to open and close the jaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Ames True Temper, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Heck, Michael McBride, Bryan Ritchie
  • Patent number: 5554137
    Abstract: A piercing tip for penetrating body tissue is provided which includes a conical body and a triangular cutting blade positioned within a slot formed in the conical body. The piercing tip is particularly adapted for mounting at the distal end of an obturator and for use as part of a trocar assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne P. Young, Salvatore Castro
  • Patent number: 5121544
    Abstract: A replaceable blade knife comprises two elongate handle portions and a blade carrier assembled together; the blade protruding, or being arranged to protrude, from a front end of the handle, between respective front ends of the two handle portions. The upper handle portion has a thumb-nail-sized aperture through a rear end part thereof. When the knife is assembled, the two handle portions are slid relatively longitudinally of one another, the upper handle portion moving forwardly of the lower handle portion, until a latch part near the rear end of the lower handle portion clicks into latching engagement with the front edge of the aperture in the upper handle portion. The upper handle portion is formed near its front end with two downwardly projecting flank portions, each flank portion having an integral, forewardly projecting piece at the bottom of the flank portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: The Stanley Works Limited
    Inventor: Richard Gilbert
  • Patent number: 4400878
    Abstract: A holder for an interchangeable knife blade comprising a handle, a chuck adapted to be threaded into the handle. The chuck has a bifurcated forward end defining a lengthwise slot for receiving a flat cutting blade, the bifurcated end defining a cam surface tapering outwardly toward the forward end to a major dimension. A tubular elastomeric ferrule is mounted on the chuck for longitudinal sliding movement relative to the chuck. The ferrule extends between the handle and the cam surface when the chuck is partially threaded into the bore, so that additional threading of the chuck into the bore causes the ferrule to slide forwardly over the cam surface. In this way, the forward end of the ferrule is stretched, thereby transmitting a clamping pressure against a blade which is located in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1983
    Assignee: G & S Screw Machine Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard E. Vaudreuil
  • Patent number: 4180909
    Abstract: A knife comprises a tension rod insertable into an opening extending through a handle, and a bolt at one end of the handle and in threaded engagement with the tension rod for retaining a replaceable blade at the other end of the handle. The tension rod comprises two elongate parallel rod portions of rigid material, one of which is provided with pins engageable with holes in the blade for retaining the blade between adjacent ends of the rod portions. These ends of the rod portions are formed with at least one wedge surface for co-operation with a corresponding wedge surface on the handle. This knife construction facilitates cleaning, requires few parts and enables the blade and the tension rod to be readily withdrawn from the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1980
    Inventor: Anders Lind
  • Patent number: 4040184
    Abstract: The invention is a handle to which a razor blade fastens to form an improved cutting device. The handle includes a pair of rectangular sidewalls being substantially the same size as the size of the razor blade and which have a top edge, a bottom edge, a front edge and a back edge and which are joined together along their respective front, top, and bottom edges to form a casing in which the razor blade is inserted. A corner portion of each sidewall is removed in order to expose a portion of the cutting surface of a razor blade inserted therein. Also attached to the back edge of each sidewall is a tab by which a person can hold the casing between his thumb and his second finger. Attached to the top edges of the two sidewalls is an elliptical plate which is adapted to accommodate the first finger of the person guiding the cutting device thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1977
    Inventor: Tafari Hightower
  • Patent number: 3996664
    Abstract: Knives including a cutting blade and one or more wider non-cutting runners projecting slightly beyond the cutting edge of the blade and preferably at both ends of the knife blade. The runners prevent scratching of a substrate on which the material, normally a comestible, is being cut. On each runner there is provided on either side a beveled ramp inclined toward the adjacent cutting surface which acts very much as a plowshare to push up the material being cut against the cutting blade. This prevents a thin strip of material which would otherwise not reach the cutting blade and is particularly important with comestibles such as meat, which are sufficiently tough to permit forming such a thin strip. Where knives are manufactured, the ramps or plowshares can be incorporated in the knife blade when it is manufactured. However, there is included the provision of attachable runners for knives which have already been made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1976
    Inventor: Herbert P. Lee
  • Patent number: 3983627
    Abstract: A razor is disclosed characterized by ready interchangeability and safe stability of the blade, a proper protection of the blade during shaving and at inoperative periods, as well as a more "anatomic" handle. A longitudinally extending sheath is connected to a blade handle. The sheath is formed of a single piece of resilient material forming a pair of longitudinally extending wall portions, and a blade holder is disposed between the wall portions of the sheath. A first longitudinally extending section of the sheath is formed with wall portions which converge toward their distal longitudinal edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1976
    Inventors: Erminio Montrasi, Antonio Massi
  • Patent number: 3977079
    Abstract: A knife having an easily removable blade has an elongated tubular housing having front and rear ends. An elongated stem is proportioned to fit slidably in the housing, the stem widening circumferentially in tapered fashion at the front end of the housing to define a blade-holding chuck having a blade-holding slot. The chuck is circumferentially proportioned to be compressed within the housing when the stem is slid rearwardly so as to contract the width of the slot to a blade-grasping width. A toggle lever is pivotally mounted on the stem at the rear end of the housing, the lever having a beveled edge opposing the rear edge of the housing and adapted, when the toggle lever is pivotally urged to a position essentially colinear with the housing, to contact said rear edge and forcibly slide the stem rearwardly in the housing so as to contract the blade-receiving slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Assignee: CBS Inc.
    Inventor: Jerome I. Rebold