Abstract: A tool comprising two jaws, the first jaw having a seat for receiving a shaft to which a split ring clip is to be attached or detached, and the second jaw having a head with two selective indexed positions, the first position for detaching the clip and having prong means adapted to contact the ends of the clip, and the second position for attaching the clip and including a seat for holding the clip with its open side facing the first jaw, a receptacle to catch the clip when detached, and means for moving said jaws together in meshing relationship.

Abstract: Suture tying forceps of improved construction are disclosed which materially reduce a suture being flexed therein from breaking. The suture typing forceps include a pair of members mounted in the free ends of a pair of gripping arms integrally joined at one end. The members terminate in a pair of suture tying tips, respectively featuring a pair of complementary mating surfaces serving as suture clamping surfaces. For the most part, the suture clamping surfaces are designed to clamp a suture segment which is about ten times the thickness of the suture. The suture clamping surfaces further are designed to define a flexing angle transversely thereof which is less than a right angle.

Abstract: A workpiece to which traction to be applied is firmly held by a gripping device to which is anchored one end of an impacting hammer having a rectilinear guide with a free end directed away from the workpiece. An impact member of high inertia is slidably disposed on the guide for rapid movement toward an impacting engagement with an abutment carried by the guide adjacent its free end, whereby the resulting tensional forces in the form of a sudden impulse are transmitted through the gripping device to the workpiece for use, for example, in withdrawing the workpiece from a member in which it is firmly anchored or embedded. The gripping arrangement of at least one jaw of the gripping device utilizes a single tooth which is harder than the workpiece to be extracted so that such tooth effectively bites into such workpiece to provide a firmer grip. In another embodiment, each jaw may include a tooth each biting into the workpiece in alignment with each other or in staggered alignment.

Abstract: A shimming system and shim assembly are provided, particularly for door guides and supports for sliding and folding doors of closets and the like. The shim assembly includes shim members having shim plates and projections of different lengths so that different shim members can be assembled in stacked relationship with one another to raise the door guide or support to a desired height. The shim members are of clear plastic material so as not to require painting, staining, or the like. Each shim member can be readily reduced to proper width and length so as to be positioned completely under the base of the door guide or support and thereby be substantially concealed. The shim plates have score grooves by which portions can be broken off to reduce the shim plate to the proper size and the shimming system includes a tool for facilitating removal of the unwanted portions beyond the score grooves.

Abstract: A split ring opening hand tool is shown in the form of a modified pair of long nosed pliers. One jaw carries a support for a split ring while the other jaws carries a probe that passes between the convolutions of the split ring as the jaws are moved to their closed positions. The probe has a laterally facing inclined surface that converges on the tip end of the probe and the support has a groove which provides a laterally facing inclined surface that is encountered by the probe tip end after it passes through the convolutions. This causes relative lateral movement of the jaws as the convolutions are being spread apart by the relative movement of the probe support.

Abstract: A clamping device for rectangular configurations characterized by two opposed jaws each having right-angled jaw portions and each pivotally mounted on separate support means for movement to and from each other so that the jaws form rectangular openings with self-adjusting aspect ratio for holding a rectangular workpiece.

Abstract: Tweezers for withdrawing hair from the skin comprising a pair of legs having flat opposing inner surfaces and outer surfaces which flare outwardly at their free ends to form broad flat feet for contacting the skin and for gripping a hair near its base between the opposing inner surfaces.

Abstract: An optic nerve clamp, useful for surgical enucleation includes a pair of clampingly abutting, pivotally connected jaws with tip portions which curve out of the plane perpendicular to and extending through the pivot axis of said jaws. One of the tip portions is longer than the other so that an offset is formed between their tapered ends. The region of overlap between the two tip portions is serrated but the extension of the longer tip portion beyond the shorter tip portion is substantially smooth.

Abstract: A lever wrench for the assembly and disassembly of snap fit valves having a first lever arm substantially linear in shape, the first lever arm having a handle end and a contact end with a punch pin removably secured to the contact end, a second lever arm rotatably mounted to the first lever arm and including a first leg and a second leg, the first leg having a plurality of depending contact points in alignment with the punch pin of the first lever arm, a third lever arm rotatably secured to the second leg of the second lever arm and comprising a handle secured to a disk whereby rotation of the third lever arm causes the first lever arm to rotate with respect to the second lever arm thereby causing the punch pin to cooperate with the contact points for the assembly and disassembly of the snap fit valve.

Abstract: A seam pulling tool for use in quality control of can manufacture. A pair of pliers have novel upper and lower jaws. The lower jaw has a trapezoidal central flat portion, wider at the rear than at the front, and a vertical side portions on each side of the flat portion with a sharp cutting edge at the top sloping upwardly and rearwardly relatively to the flat portion. The upper jaw has a flat surface the same size as the central flat portion and perpendicular sides providing a sharp cutting edge at each side.

Abstract: A long nose locking hand tool having a pair of opposing jaw members, a fixed handle and a movable handle and lever locking means therebetween for maintaining a toggle relationship between the jaws when in a closed position; and wherein each of said jaw members comprising a jaw face configuration having a total jaw length to average jaw height ratio of from about 6.5 to about 11.5 with a through jaw hardness range of from about 53 to about 57 Rockwell C, with said jaw members made of an alloy spring steel, said jaw members having a nominal parallel opening when they are spaced apart, no greater than about 1/4 inch, thereby enabling said jaw members to clamp a workpiece therebetween with parallel jaw faces by flexing to the parallel condition when closed and returning to their original unstressed state when released of clamping pressure.

Abstract: The pliers comprising a principal lever which is integral with a first fixed jaw, a second jaw being mounted pivotably on the principal lever, and being linked at a second point to the principal lever by an elbow joint, including a link and a portion of said elbow joint functioning to hold the two jaws in gripping position, said pliers being characterized by the ends of the jaws being adapted to form a prehensory or gripping means for hollow elements, said means being capable of gripping the interior of a hollow article, in addition to gripping the exterior of an element between its jaws, wherein the ends of the jaws are adapted to have notches.

Abstract: A long nose locking hand tool having a pair of opposing jaw members, a fixed handle and a movable handle and lever locking means therebetween for maintaining a toggle relationship between the jaws when in a closed position; and wherein each of said jaw members comprising a jaw face configuration having a total jaw length to average jaw height ratio of from about 6.5 to about 8.5 with a through jaw hardness range of from about 53 to about 57 Rockwell C, with said jaw members made of an alloy spring steel, said jaw members having a nominal parallel opening when they are spaced apart, approximately 3/16 inch, thereby enabling said jaw members to clamp a workpiece up to 3/16 inch thick with parallel jaw faces by flexing to the parallel condition when closed and returning to their original unstressed state when released of clamping pressure.

Abstract: A tongs for inserting curtain carriers into a curtain rail comprises two arms having inward end faces turned toward one another. A cross bar of the curtain carrier rests upon rail shoulders to the left and right of a rail slot, and an upright bar of the carrier extends downwardly through the slot and bears a ring part therebelow. Each arm has a recess open at the top, and a bottom face extending transversely to, its inward face. The tong arms engage and hold fast in their recesses a curtain carrier from below. Each arm end comprises a centering plug protruding therefrom toward the opposite face so that, when the curtain carrier is seized between the arm ends of the closed tongs, the centering plugs penetrate with their free ends into the opening of the carrier ring part and hold the carrier fast on the bottom faces.

Abstract: A secure safety anchor that is easy to utilize is provided for attachment to structural angle irons in marine installations and the like. The anchor includes a vise grips with movable and stationary jaws, and a head welded to the stationary jaw. A flange surface portion of the head extends substantially perpendicular to an imaginary line between the vise grips jaws when in the clamping position, and a number of force concentrating set screws pass through the flange surface at an angle of about 15 degrees with respect to the imaginary line. A through-extending opening in the head provides for attachment of a safety belt clasp.

Abstract: A wallboard positioning apparatus comprising a self locking wrench such as a Vice grip wrench or spring clamp which has been modified with the addition of two components; namely, a stop and an adjustable or non-adjustable proximity locating means creating a gap, the wallboard positioning apparatus utilized by as few as one man in the positioning of and retaining of wallboard during the installation thereof.

Abstract: An adjusting tool is easily usable on valve stem pusher structure to enable gap indication and adjustment. A socket grips a nut associated with that structure; a gripper locks the socket on the nut; and an indicator on the gripper indicates the gap dimension as the gripper is moved toward and away from the valve stem structure with the socket locked on the nut. The tool is also usable for other purposes.

Abstract: A novel pliers-like tool is disclosed for bringing into engagement the first member, having a head and a neck depending therefrom, and the second member, having a cavity therein receiving said head, of a joint prosthesis. In use, the inner surface of one, preferably bifurcated, jaw of the tool bears against the outer surface of the second member, while the tip of the other jaw bears against the neck of the first member. The two members are readily brought into engagement by closing the handles of the tool.

Abstract: A positioning tool for use in attaching the cover panels to support members in a prefabricated building system using self-drilling and self-tapping fasteners and a locking member which includes locating means for positioning the locking member behind the overlapped cover panels and guide means for locating the fastener against the support member opposite the locking member so that the fastener is aligned with the locking member and, as the fastener is installed by self-drilling and self-tapping its way through the juxtaposed support member and cover panels, the locking member will be threadedly engaged by the fastener to hold the cover panels against the support member between the head of the fastener and the locking member.

Abstract: A tool particularly suitable for use in crimping includes two arm members and a pair of working jaws each supported on a different one of the arm members. A drive arrangement such as a pair of handles is connected to the arm members for moving the arm members relative to each other between open and closed positions. The drive arrangement, arm members and working jaws provide two force transmitting paths each extending between a different point on the drive arrangement where an external operating force is applied, and a different one of the working jaws whereat the operating force is transferred to an article to be worked on by the tool. At least one pivotal connection is provided, including at least one pivot member and a bearing member for engaging the pivot member. The bearing member is arranged to deform resiliently when the operating force is transferred to the bearing member by the pivot member.

Abstract: A crimping tool includes a pair of arm members and a driving mechanism such as a pair of handles for moving the arm members. An elongated working jaw is mounted on each of the arm members, one of the working jaws having a female die and the other working jaw having a male die arranged thereon. The female die has a notch, and the male die has a base part and an elongated leading face spaced from the base part. A locking mechanism prevents the driving mechanism from returning to an open position before the driving mechanism is brought to a fully closed position. A resilient elastomeric block is provided in the tool to enable the driving mechanism to be brought to the closed position when an article to be crimped is located between the working jaws.

Abstract: An improvement in a manual tool having an end, a work engaging tip at the end, a handle spaced from the end and an elongated terminal portion extending from the work engaging tip wherein the elongated terminal portion has a peripheral surface also extending from the work engaging tip. The improvement comprises the application of a layer of light reflective material on the peripheral surface and adjacent the tip whereby light will be reflected into the actual work area which may in some instances be dark.

Abstract: A chain breaker has an interchangeable turret anvil plate mounted on an upper surface of a lower jaw. The lower jaw has a slotted upper portion which extends partially over the anvil plate. An upper jaw has a reduced lower portion which fits within the slotted upper portion of the lower jaw. A retainer pin extends through the slotted portion and holds the jaws together. Near the pin a retaining portion of the upper jaw extends over the anvil plate and the threaded retainer and prevents accidental dislodgement of the anvil plate and threaded retainer. An outer surface of the retaining portion abuts a chain workpiece. A pin connects two handles on a line with the jaw pivot pin, and pins connect individual handles and the jaws on a line which intersects the first line close to the handle pin. A forcer screw in an outer end of the upper jaw carries a breaker tip at its lower end which is positioned just above a cantilevered portion of the anvil plate.

Abstract: A lineman's pliers which is designed to push or pull a snake through a conduit or tubing with less effort and time due to the provision of special gripping and alignment means that do not crimp the snake and apply more effective gripping action. The pliers include a pair of crossed levers provided with a head at one end having front and rear pairs of opposing jaws and opposing elongated handles at the other end whereby said jaws may be operated to effectively grip a snake.

Abstract: A reusable security tag has an enclosure containing an element detectable by independent means and a cruciate sheet metal clutch lock. A pin for piercing a garment is secured at the end of a lever arm which is hinged to said enclosure for controlled movement into said clutch lock. Said pin is released from said clutch lock by application of a special tool to said enclosure for deforming said clutch lock to spread its jaws. Elliptical grooves around the shank of said pin increase the retentivity of said clutch lock without decreasing unnecessarily the tensile strength of said shank. This is a division of application Ser. No. 428,827, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,942,829 filed Dec. 27, 1973.

Abstract: A crimping tool, for crimping eyelets or deforming hollow, male rivet fasteners, having a plier-like configuration. Opposed jaws with handles and linkage for movement of the jaws towards and away from each other is provided whereby a metal fastener is deformed into a fastening position. One of the jaws, in one embodiment, carries a platen surface against which one end of the fastener abuts while the opposed jaw carries a pin forming member which is received in the hollow tubular portion of the fastener and which is subsequently deformed or cold formed to form a locking, retaining collar or flange. In another embodiment, the crimping tool is provided with a dual pin forming jaw and a dual eyelet or fastener may be acted upon in a single operation of the crimping tool.

Abstract: A simple and compact tool for use with aircraft spark plugs to reset the spark gap, which enables a person to hold the spark plug to the tool, hold a gauge to the spark plug, and squeeze the electrodes of the spark plug to set the gap, all under field conditions. The tool includes a pair of bars pivotally connected at one end and a nut fixed to a first of the bars to loosely hold a spark plug, the nut having a cut-away portion to permit the second bar to move over a spark plug held by the nut, and the second bar having a recessed edge which can move against an electrode of the spark plug to bend it.

Abstract: A hand tool comprises a pair of arms which are pivotally connected together at a position intermediate their ends, the parts of the arms on one side of the pivot constituting handles and the parts of the arms on the other side of the pivot constituting jaws between which an electrical connector comprising a housing with a hinged lid can be closed by movement of the handle parts of the arms towards each other, and includes a spring wire member which serves to partially close the lid of the connector prior to final closing thereof by the jaw parts.

Abstract: Pliers made from a plastic material which is preferably reinforced with glass fibers and made with two lever members hinged together to provide gripping jaws at one end and handles at the other end. The jaws are dimensioned to be slightly elastic and have their meeting faces angled so the faces diverge from the front back toward the hinge and increased pressure on the handle will clamp and deflect the jaws until the faces are in abutment and stops on the handle side of the hinge limit and prevent the jaw deflection movement beyond their full abutment disposition. A plastic resilient member acts on the handles to urge them apart. Auxiliary gripping devices can be attached to extend beyond the nose portions of the jaws.

Abstract: The irrigation apparatus includes a quick-connect, self-piercing drip emitter insertable in a plastic pipe to effect a controlled, localized trickle of irrigating water. The apparatus is usable either above the surface of the ground or below the surface and may include a protective wrap to keep dirt from clogging the emitter and to spread the flow of irrigating water over a larger area.

Abstract: An extracting tool for removing a lug from an electronic part includes a pair of handle members, a gripping member and a ram, with the handle members being so related to the gripping member that on squeezing of the handles, jaws of the gripping member and of one of the handle members grip the lug of a condenser and on further squeezing of the handles a lever joined to the other of the handles moves the ram, which is mounted adjacent to one of the jaws, against the condenser, thereby causing relative motion of the condenser and the lug and extracting the lug from the condenser. Also described is a method for replacing an electrolytic can type condenser by detaching the lugs therefrom without detaching the electrical connections to the lugs and then soldering the lugs of a replacement condenser to said connected lugs.

Abstract: A combination tool of the plier type which includes a screwdriving blade at one plier jaw point and wrench means presenting a smooth pressing surface at the end of both of the arms connected to the screw-driving blade. The other arm of the plier may be held at a right angle and serves as a lever arm when the tool is used for driving or loosening screws. The wrench means may be a pair of coaxially aligned different sized box wrenches formed unitarily, or a unitarily formed pair of open wrenches opening to the side and may be formed at the ends of each plier arm to provide four different sized wrenches.