Abstract: A hand powered tool for installing a removable fastener of the type having an elongated shaft, a fixed support and a plunger. The plunger is biased relative to the fixed support for installation and removal of the removable fastener in a pre-drilled hole of a workpiece by applying force to the plunger relative to the fixed support. The elongated shaft is operably connected to the plunger whereby movement of the plunger relative to the fixed support varies the diameter of the elongated shaft such that the diameter of the removable fastener can be decreased to permit insertion of the elongated shaft into the hole of the workpiece, and increased to prevent removal of the elongated shaft from the hole formed in the workpiece. The tool is provided with a barrel assembly, a fastener assembly and a handle assembly. The barrel assembly has an elongated barrel, and an anvil supported by the elongated barrel such that the anvil is movable in a first direction and a second direction.

Abstract: A pressing tool for the unreleasable connection of two tubes comprises a pressing loop consisting of at least two segments and a tongs-type pressing clamp. The segments situated in the closing areas of the pressing loop and the free ends of the two halves of the pressing clamp are equipped with mutually corresponding coupling devices having a hinge-type construction. Thus, the pressing clamp can be swivelled with respect to the plane of the pressing loop.

Abstract: An improved pulling gun to provide a parallel and linear pulling force for pulling out screws of various sizes from bulged screw cartridges smoothly without reduced defects. The pulling gun includes a lever and a handle having respectively an upper section pivotally engaged with each other and a lower section bifurcated at a front and a rear position by a pivotal spring located in the handle. The lever has an upper pin mounted to the top end to pivotally engage with a guide sleeve which has two side walls formed respectively an upper flange and a lower flange bent inwards from the top and bottom ends thereof. The upper section of the handle engages with a pulling sleeve which has two side walls each having a guide slot in parallel with each other to allow the upper pin of the lever moving therein. The pulling sleeve is movable in the guide sleeve linearly and in parallel to generate a linear and parallel pulling force to remove screws without wobbling or generating defects.

Abstract: An extractor tool, for removing plastic rivets, anchors, and the like, which have a broad head and a stem, having a proximal end, a distal end, a first part and a second part. Each of the first part and second part have a handle at the distal end, a jaw at the proximal end, and a mid portion therebetween. The first part and second part are pivotally connected at the mid portion and are capable of entering an open position and a closed position. Each jaw is angled upward from the mid portion, has an upper surface, a substantially perpendicular inner surface, and an intermediate portion angled between the upper portion and inner surface. The jaws have intermeshing teeth between the first surface and second surface which meet with substantially no space therebetween when in the closed position. The jaws have a forward portion fully at the distal end which is angled to the more proximal portion of the jaw so that it extends at a substantially ten degree angle to the mid portion.

Abstract: An assembly tool for setting a lateral position of a rear window panel placed on a window glass support surface of a rear window opening of an automotive vehicle is provided. The tool includes an upper jaw for extending over a C pillar of the automotive vehicle, the upper jaw has a weather strip channel contact member and an adjustable length extending finger with an extreme edge window contacting surface for setting a lateral position of the rear window panel within the window glass support surfaces. A lower jaw pivotally is connected with the upper jaw for contacting and gripping an inboard surface of the vehicle C pillar. A quick connect vice mechanism for closing the upper jaw and the lower jaw toward one another to grip the C pillar is also included.

Abstract: A hand operated tool which aids in securing a cover to a vehicle or other object is presented. The cover installation tool of the present invention includes at one end handles comprising a pair of opposing members disposed at an angle with respect to each other and hinged where the opposing members intersect. The handles may have an ergonomic shape such that the tool is easy to grasp and operate. Additionally, the handles may include a rubber or plastic coating to provide a secure gripping surface and comfort to the user. At an opposite end of the tool, a pair of opposing jaws are configured to fit around a snap head and to engage the material. As such, the cover can be installed without applying lateral forces to the snap head and damaging the material adjacent the snap head.

Abstract: A plastic rivet puller includes two handles pivoted together, a first jaw plate fixedly fastened to one handle, a second jaw plate adjustably fastened to the other handle in one of a series of angular positions and adapted to work with the first jaw plate to pull the stud element of a plastic rivet from the socket element of the plastic rivet, the first jaw plate having a rightwards extended front jaw tip terminating in a beveled front end edge, the second jaw plate having a leftwards extended front jaw tip terminating in a beveled front end edge and adapted to work with the front jaw tip of the first jaw plate and to force the stud element of the plastic rivet out of the socket element of the plastic rivet when turning the handles to close the first jaw plate and the second jaw plate, and a stop plate pivoted to the second jaw plate and adapted to stop the front jaw tip of the second jaw plate from touching the front jaw tip of the second jaw plate, preventing damage to the plastic rivet during the pulling o

Abstract: A method of connecting respective one end portions of two carrier tapes to each other, each of the two tapes having accommodating pockets at a first pitch and tape-feed holes at a second pitch, each of the accommodating pockets accommodating an electric component, the method including aligning a tape connecting member which includes a flat main portion having tape-feed holes at a third pitch equal to the second pitch, and caulking projections projecting perpendicularly from the flat main portion, with the respective one end portions of the two tapes, such that tape-feed holes of the connecting member are aligned with respective tape-feed holes of the two tapes, causing at least two caulking projections of the connecting member to penetrate through the respective thickness of the two tapes, so that the flat main portion of the connecting member contacts a respective major surface of the two tapes, and caulking respective portions of the two caulking projections that penetrate out of the respective other surfac

Abstract: An apparatus for removing a fastener includes a main body portion. The fastener secures a first panel and a second panel and includes a retaining portion extending substantially through an aperture in the second panel. The retaining portion has a pair of resilient legs. Each resilient leg has a free end. The main body portion of the apparatus defines a slot. The slot has a open end and a closed end. The slot preferably tapers from the open end to the closed end. The slot is adapted to compress the free ends of the resilient legs together in response to translation of the fastener from the open end toward the closed end.

Abstract: A pipe crimping apparatus comprises a holding device to externally engage and hold a joint to be crimped. The holding device has a concavity in which a part cylindrical plate member is secured, the concavity and plate member defining a part cylindrical clamping zone. One pair of crimping arms is pivotally mounted on the holding device. Each arm is movable relative to the clamping zone. Handles are provided to cause movement of the arms relative to the clamping zone wherein the arms, in a crimping movement, extend radially into the clamping zone to engage a joint, and impress by indentation portions of an outer socket end onto an inner spigot end to secure the same together.

Abstract: A tool is disclosed for the removal of quick release couplings from a conduit. The tool has a body that is divided into a rotatably connected gripping portion and a release portion. Handles are connected to the body to activate the clamping and releasing action of the tool. Compressing the handles causes the gripping element to compress and the gripping portion and the release portion to rotate around the connection, creating a distance between the gripping and release elements. The release element has a pair of plates with neither, one or both of the plates being movable. Preferably the top plate has a spring member that retains the top plate adjacent the lower plate, thereby enabling a conduit to snap in and be maintained between the two plates. The clamping member can have a flat surface or at least one arc, and in come embodiments, the receiving member is a mirror image of the clamping member. An optional guide can be used adjacent the clamping member to prevent side to side movement.

Abstract: A scissors-like handle tool manipulates a ZIF socket having a cover slidably engaged with a bottom, between a loosened status and a tightened status. The handle tool comprises a first lever arm pivotably connected to a second lever arm. The handle tool is operated by encountering two lower ends of the first and second lever arms with two movable sides of the socket via a pivot operation of the handle tool thereby moving the cover of the ZIF socket along the bottom.

Abstract: A tool for the one-handed removal of retaining rings includes a handle and a ring-engaging portion. The ring-engaging portion includes an engagement head that has a slot formed in it for receiving the free end of the retaining ring. The engagement head has a flat surface adjacent the slot which forms a sidewall of the slot and which serves as a lead-in surface to fit between the layers of multiple-turn retaining rings.

Abstract: A blind rivet disassembling device comprising a cutting means adapted to get in between a flange portion of a blind rivet and a base metal and cut a body portion of the blind rivet in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the body portion and toward a center of a through hole formed through the blind rivet, a push-out means which pushes out a residual mandrel from the flange portion toward a bulge of the through hole along the axial direction of the body portion, a moving means which causes the cutting means to move toward the center of the through hole, and an advancing means which causes the push-out means to advance into the through hole for pushing out the residual mandrel interlocked with the movement of the cutting means.

Abstract: A set of pliers for easily and quickly removing concentric or standard knockouts from steel outlet boxes and the like. The subject tool is a set of pliers, comprising a first arm having a first end and second end and a second arm having a first end and second end, where the first arm and the second arm are pivotally connected with respect to one another by an interconnecting mechanism located between the first and second ends thereof. The first arm forms a first jaw located above the interconnecting mechanism of the first arm and the second arm forms an opposing, second jaw located above the interconnecting mechanism. The first jaw includes a first projection that extends from an area between the first end of the first arm and the interconnecting mechanism. The second jaw includes a second projection that extends from the end of the second arm. The first projection abuts the second jaw and the second projection abuts the first jaw. Thus, the first and second projections do not touch.

Abstract: A device for enabling substantially uniform and tight crimping of an intravascular stent onto a balloon catheter assembly. The stent crimping device includes at least one compressible and resiliently expandable loop portion, that is expandable radially outwardly to enable supporting of the stent and catheter assembly thereon, and compressible radially inwardly to substantially uniformly and tightly crimp the stent onto the balloon catheter assembly.

Abstract: A device for the remote handling of equipment (4) for instance designed for mounting elastic rings (6) comprises a fixed jaw (8) and a mobile jaw (12) which moves linearly relative to the fixed jaw (8) by actuating elements coupled to the equipment (4) by a cable (2) connected to the mobile jaw (12) inside a sheath (3) one end of which comes to stop (10) on the fixed jaw (8). The actuating elements consist of two branches (13, 14) articulated on a common axis (15) such that the distance between their free end (131, 141) is not less than the maximum displacement of the mobile jaw (12), when bringing closer the two handles (16, 17) respectively integral with the two branches (13, 14) of which the free end (131) of one (13) acts as a stop to the other end of the sheath (3) while allowing the cable (2) that is connected to the free end (14) of the other arm (14) to slide.

Abstract: A tool designed to perform the crimping of irregular shaped rings onto surfaces that are also potentially geometrically irregular. Because of the irregular shape of the crimping ring, special holding mechanisms and unique crimping ribs must be employed. A primary use of the subject invention is to field crimp a chain ring onto a cap chain utilized with installed fire hydrant caps.

Abstract: A hand tool for gripping and joining together adjacent duct sections. The hand tool includes jaws which are adapted to be wedged between the wall and the drive edge of the adjacent duct sections respectively where the hand tool is used in a first orientation where the hand tool is positioned generally perpendicularly to the walls of the duct sections. A notch in each of the jaws defines a time which is adapted to be wedged between the wall and the drive edge of the adjacent duct sections respectively where the tool is used in a second orientation where the tool is positioned generally parallel to the wall of the duct sections. The handle on the tool is closed to bring the jaws together and thus the duct sections gripped thereby together into abutting relationship so as to allow a drive cleat to be applied to the drive edges of the duct sections to secure the duct sections together. A locking assembly associated with the handle allows the tool to be clamped to the duct sections.

Abstract: A tool for attaching a connector to an end of a cable by compressing the connector axially and driving it into a tapered cavity uses a light rigid O-frame. The tapered cavity is formed in a pair of die halves which are both pivoted to the frame and which are provided with oppositely mounted handles, allowing the dies to be opened by squeezing the handles together. Two different adjustment means are provided and the tool is provided with a full-cycle ratchet mechanism to ensure complete compression of the connector during each use.

Abstract: The invention relates to insertion tools. Insertion tools are known to be used to secure a threaded insert to a plate-like member, to receive a threaded stem or stud of another component that needs to be attached to the plate-like member. The object of the invention is to allow a male threaded stud to be attached to a plate-like member. The objective is met by a tool that comprises a pair of handles pivotally attached to each, a drawbar in engagement with one handle to the opposite side of the pivot to the hand grip, the drawbar extending out of the other handle to lie within a guide tube attached to the said other handle, an extension tube attached to the support tube, an extension piece to the drawbar having a threaded end section at one end to engage a threaded hole in the end of a drawbar and having a threaded bore at the opposite end to receive a threaded stem intended to be attached on or in a support.

Abstract: A tool for compressing a torsional spring for clamping a heat sink. The tool includes a base having an aperture extending therein for receiving the torsional spring and the heat sink. A first set of opposing jaws is pivotally coupled with the base for compressing the torsional spring in a vertical direction. A second set of opposing jaws is pivotally coupled with the base for compressing the torsional spring in a horizontal direction.

Abstract: A tool for the installation and removal of a lever cam operated spring clip. One embodiment of the invention has a pair of levers pivotally attached together, with one of the levers configured to frictionally engage the cam lever and the other lever configured to engage the clip's outer perimeter. Once the tool is installed on a lever operated cam spring clip, a slight squeeze of the two levers spreads the clip hooks to a position where the clip can be installed over a heat sink and engaged with an underlying electronic device. Pivoting the tool about the cam pivots the cam about its axis until the clip is locked into place. The tool can then be disengaged from the cam lever. Removal of the clip is accomplished by reversing the process.

Abstract: A new brake chamber assembling device for reassembling truck air brake systems after maintenance. The inventive device includes a pair of jaws extend outwardly from the vise grip pliers. The pair of jaws include an upper jaw section and a lower jaw section. The upper jaw section has a notch cut out of an outer end thereof for supporting an upper end of a casing shaft of a brake chamber. The lower jaw section has an aperture through an outer end thereof for receiving a lower end of the casing shaft therein.

Abstract: A plumber's tool for the removal of snap-mount faucet-type handles without damaging the finish of the faucet handle. The tool includes a support member, a lever handle and a wire that can be secured to both the support member and the lever arm such that the wire can be looped around a snap-mount faucet handle and positioned in the gap between the faucet handle and faucet body. When the lever handle is pivoted and tension is increased, the loop in the pop-off wire is positioned in a gap between the faucet body and the faucet handle, causing the faucet handle to separate from the faucet body without scratching or damaging the finish of the faucet.

Abstract: A pliers for a hose includes a pair of arms pivotally connected together at intermediate portions of the arms. Each arm has a handle section and an end section opposite the handle section, and a "floating" gripper attached to the end section of each arm. Each gripper has an internal surface which substantially conforms to the configuration of a portion of the external surface of the hose being engaged by the grippers upon grasping the hose with the pliers.

Abstract: A tool for inserting a hose fitting into an open end of a flexible hose includes a clamp for gripping the hose near its open end. An arm is pivoted to the clamp for swinging movement from a retracted position to an advanced position extending across the open end of the hose. The arm has an abutment adapted to press the fitting into the open end of the hose upon further swinging of the arm.

Abstract: A snap-ring pliers for facilitating quick and easy engagement of the jaw portions thereof with the free ends of a snap-ring includes a pair of pivotally connected handles, and a pair of elongate jaws, one of which extends from each of the handles, with each of the elongate jaws defining a groove extending along the length of the jaw. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, each groove defines an elongate base portion recessed into the jaw and ramp portions laterally adjacent each side of the base portion, with the ramp portions being inclined from a face of the jaw toward the base portion of the groove to facilitate engagement of the jaws with the free ends of a snap-ring, even when the ends of the snap-ring cannot be seen. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the jaws extend from each of the handles along a line which is at an angle relative to the pivot axis and to the plane in which the handles are pivoted.

Abstract: A tool is provided for use in installing irrigation barb emitters in irrigation tubing. The tool comprises a cradle member having a cradle handle and a cradle jaw on opposing ends and a barb holder member having a barb holder handle and a barb holder jaw on opposing ends. The cradle member and the barb holder member are arranged in crossed relation. A cradle mounted on the cradle jaw is suitable for receiving a peripheral portion of an irrigation tubing. A barb holder mounted on the barb holder jaw is a hollow cylindrical cavity formed by two opposing barb holder jaw members. The barb holder has an axis aligned with the cradle with the opposing barb holder jaw members forming a slot opening therebetween. The slot opening is sized to allow snap fitting of the hollow cylinder of a barb emitter laterally into the hollow cylindrical cavity.

Abstract: A crimping tool is provided for attaching a connector to a shielded coaxial cable. One connector on which the tool can be employed is an improved BNC type connector including a sliding center pin which is movable into the interior of the connector, such connector also including a crimpable ferrule for holding the cable to the connector. The crimping tool includes a pair of opposed crimping dies for crimping the ferrule to hold the connector to the cable. A lower crimping die of the tool includes a fitted receptacle for receiving the connector. A pair of handles are coupled to the opposed crimping dies to drive the dies together to crimp the ferrule. The crimping tool further includes a driving member for pushing the center pin of the connector into the interior of the connector simultaneously with the closure of the crimping dies to crimp the ferrule onto the shielded cable.

Abstract: A tool for removing a quartz insert from an exhaust port of a semiconductor process chamber. In one embodiment, the tool of the present invention comprises a pair of generally elongated members (a first elongated member and a second elongated member) that are hingedly attached at a middle portion of each member. The first elongated member includes a first handle portion and a first end portion that are located on opposite ends of the middle portion of the elongated member. The second elongated member includes a second handle portion and a second end portion. The first and second handle portions are of sufficient length so as to be gripped by a user. A first head and a second head are pivotally attached to the first and second end portion of the first and second elongated members, respectively.

Abstract: A pliers-like hand tool is provided for removing plastic grommets or other similar insert members embedded within concrete during a post tensioning or other forming process of concrete construction. The hand tool includes two hand members each having a jaw end portion, handle end portion and intermediate neck portion, being pivotally connected between the neck portion in a well known structure for gripping a workpiece between the jaws. A fulcrum protrusion is formed with the tool at a point near the jaw end and acts to provide a bearing on the concrete for a leverage action which is caused by pressure being applied to the handle ends against the concrete in order to extract the grommet which has been gripped between the jaws of the tool. It makes the removal of grommets easier in a labour-and-time-saving way. It is also helpful to preserve the grommets for future re-use.

Abstract: A tool for reconnecting a fuel hose safety break away. Various geometry safety break aways are attached to various diameter fuel hoses, typically above a person's head. These safety break aways separate if a vehicle drives away from a fuel pump with the fuel nozzle still attached to the vehicle. The tool of the present invention assists the person having to reconnect the two halves of the safety break away. While individual tools for various geometry safety break aways and different hose diameters can be made, so that a service station does not have to obtain several different tools for their various fuel pumps, the tool of the preferred embodiment has a plurality of user selectable jaws, the jaws having hose engaging portions with similar geometry to the hoses they are to engage.

Abstract: A device for separating and removing lamp holders from their sockets, and more particularly, a compact device for removing small lamp holders such as those found in miniature light sets from their sockets. The device provides jaws which penetrate into the cleft between the lamp holder and the socket and which can be actuated to apply prying separating forces in this cleft in order to optimally oppose the frictional forces retaining the lamp holder in its socket. The ease of operation and the limited range of movement of the jaws results in a large degree of control in the removal of the lamp holder.

Abstract: A stud nail pliers apparatus is provided for removing a stud nail attached to a body panel wherein the stud nail has a hemispherical head welded to the body panel. The stud nail pliers apparatus includes a pair of pliers assemblies each of which includes, in serial order, a handle portion, a pivotal portion, and a jaw portion. A pivotal connector is interconnected between the pivotal portions of the pair of pliers assemblies. Each of the jaw portions includes a respective distal portion which is distal to the pivotal connector. Each of the jaw portions includes a respective proximal portion which is proximal to the pivotal connector. Each of the jaw portions includes a respective top side and a respective bottom side. Each distal portion includes an upwardly and outwardly flaring half-well portion which includes a half-notch portion located at a respective bottom side of a respective jaw portion.

Abstract: A tool for removing a quartz insert from an exhaust port of a semiconductor process chamber. In one embodiment, the tool of the present invention comprises a pair of generally elongated members (a first elongated member and a second elongated member) that are hingedly attached at a middle portion of each member. The first elongated member includes a first handle portion and a first end portion that are located on opposite ends of the middle portion of the elongated member. The second elongated member includes a second handle portion and a second end portion. The first and second handle portions are of sufficient length so as to be gripped by a user. A first head and a second head are pivotally attached to the first and second end portion of the first and second elongated members, respectively.

Abstract: A hand tool for supporting a jaw-type electrical tap thereon during the positioning of the same with respect to an electrical wire and for clamping the tap thereon comprising a pair of elongated handles which are pivotally secured together and which has a tap support operatively secured thereto. The tap support is designed to be removably connected to the electrical tap so that the electrical tap may be positioned with respect to the electrical wire and clamped thereon by pivotally moving the handles towards one another to cause the jaw members thereof to clamp the tap onto the wire.

Abstract: A tool is shown for installing irrigation barb emitters in irrigation tubing. The tool comprises a cradle member and a barb holder member arranged in crossed relation and connected intermediate their ends at a pivot. The cradle member and the barb holder member have a cradle handle and a barb holder handle, respectively, extending rearwardly from the pivot. The cradle member and the barb holder member have a cradle jaw and a barb holder jaw, respectively, extending forwardly from the pivot. A cradle is mounted at the end of the cradle jaw which receives a peripheral portion of an irrigation tubing. A barb holder is mounted at the end of the barb holder jaw directly opposite the cradle. The barb holder is a hollow cylinder having an axis aligned with the cradle which releasably receives a barb emitter.

Abstract: A needle extractor is provided which has top and bottom members which include top and bottom blades for inserting between a shank portion of a needle assembly and a patient's skin surface. The top blade has a longitudinal gutter or channel for positioning and aligning the shank portion of the needle assembly and a vertical finger projection with a notch for retaining tubing coupled to the needle assembly. The blades have a common slot for receiving a needle portion of the needle assembly. Each member also has a handle for gripping the extractor. The top member is pivotally attached to the bottom member such that when the blades, being generally disposed parallel to each other and substantially overlapping, are inserted between the shank portion and the skin surface, and the top blade is pivoted relative to the bottom blade, the needle assembly is removed from the skin surface.

Abstract: A plier portion includes two arms connected to each other in a crossing manner, each arm having a handle and a grasping end. Removeable tips are attachable to the grasping ends. An uninsulated grounding cable connects the plier portion to a ground connection device in a visually verifiable manner.

Abstract: The disassembly of conduit fittings in vehicular sub-systems becomes very difficult and time consuming as a result of their location and the effect of corrosion. Various fittings have been designed to make this maintenance task less work for the mechanic. However, special tools must frequently be designed to provide for the hard to access locations and frozen joints that frequently exist. The combination tool of this invention provides such a tool for a common conduit fitting used in fluid piping sub-systems of vehicles. In particular, the air conditioning systems of automobiles can have a number of these fittings. The combination tool of this invention has three handles. Two of the handles, along with a jaw and collar fixture for each handle, form pliers to grip one female connector portion of the fitting. A collar portion of the jaw and collar fixture also displaces a retainer spring in a connector flange of the conduit fitting.

Abstract: A spring-lock release tool provided with double-action arms for both uncoupling a pair of tubes and separating them from each other. A first portion of the arms engageable with a floating collar member for uncoupling the tubes, and a second portion of the arms engageable with rods for separating the tubes.

Abstract: A combination tool for installation and crimping TDC clips for fastening sections sheet metal fabrication one to another having first and second levers. The levers are secured at a common pivot point with the levers each having opposing first and second jaws. The first jaw means has a cross-sectional configuration which is substantially similar to the cross-sectional configuration of the TDC clip. The second jaw pivotally opposes the first jaw for securing the TDC clip for placement and is configured so as to provide a surface for crimping the TDC clip once the clip is positioned.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tool for the partial or complete removal and installation of press pins lodged within a latch device which fasten an automobile window to an automobile body, or press pins lodged in latches which are attached to an automobile window. The present invention employs novel jaws to partially or completely remove press pins of any size by the use of unique, removable tips. These tips slidably engage one jaw of the press pin remover tool, and after the tip is securely engaged within the jaw, it is capable of rotation about an axis perpendicular to the length of the tool. Rotation around such an axis allows the tip, and more generally the tool, to adapt to any size latch as used in the automotive industry for the purpose of partially or completely removing a lodged press pin. The present invention is also adapted to install press pins into latch portions in order to construct a completed latch device.

Abstract: A contact includes a silver contact base, an intermediate silver layer and a solder in the form of a platelet being provisionally fastened or tacked to the intermediate silver layer prior to an actual soldering operation. The silver contact base is soldered onto a contact carrier by the intermediate silver layer and the solder platelet. A method for making a contact includes pressing an intermediate silver layer onto a silver contact base, then provisionally fastening or tacking a solder in the form of a platelet to the intermediate silver layer and subsequently placing a contact carrier on the solder platelet and soldering the contact carrier to the solder platelet.

Abstract: A tool for reconnecting a fuel hose safety break away. Various geometry safety break aways are attached to various diameter fuel hoses, typically above a person's head. These safety break aways separate if a vehicle drives away from a fuel pump with the fuel nozzle still attached to the vehicle. The tool of the present invention assists the person having to reconnect the two halves of the safety break away. While individual tools for various geometry safety break aways and different hose diameters can be made, so that a service station does not have to obtain several different tools for their various fuel pumps, the tool of the preferred embodiment has a plurality of user selectable jaws, the jaws having hose engaging portions with similar geometry to the hoses they are to engage.

Abstract: A tool for releasing a connector from a fitting coupled together by a retainer element through movement of an integral release member mounted in the connector. The tool includes a pair of pivotally connected jaw levers, each with a bifurcated jaw end. The bifurcated jaws engage the connector and simultaneously slidably urge the release member into the connector to disengage the retainer element from the fitting to enable the decoupling and separation of the fitting and the connector. The jaws are of thin planer construction for insertion between the outer end of the release member and surrounding structure where access space is limited.

Abstract: A reversible hand pliers provides for movement of the jaws of the pliers in the same direction as the movement of the hand grips or in the opposite direction depending upon the manner in which the separate handles are engaged with the separately moveable jaws. The handles are substantially identical in construction as are the jaws. Pivoting of the handles with respect to the jaws is effected by movement of the handles from a coplanar position on one side of the jaws through approximately a 180.degree. rotation to a coplanar position on the opposite side of the jaws.

Abstract: A horseshoe clip ring extractor and crimper apparatus and also a method for extracting and replacing a horseshoe clip on a lug using same are provided. The horseshoe clip extractor has a first handle and a second handle pivotally connected such that a plunger is forced against spreader fingers in the head of the tool and forces them apart while applying force to the lug so that the open end of the clip ring is forcibly separated and opened by clip prongs on the ends of the spreader fingers, thereby pushing and forcing the lug out the open end of the horseshoe clip. The horseshoe clip ring crimper for replacing a horseshoe clip has a first handle. The crimper also has a curved jaw with a flat surface at one end of the first handle and a second handle pivotally connected to the first handle. The crimper further has a corresponding curved jaw at one end of the second handle. In addition, the curved jaws form an opening receiving the horseshoe clip.

Abstract: The pliers have a first arm with first and second ends and a second arm with first and second ends. The two arms are pivotally coupled together. The first ends include a slotted member located opposing and facing a bearing member respectively. The slotted member has a slot with an open end extending therethrough for receiving a hook end of a fishhook. The bearing member has a bearing surface for supporting a rounded portion of the fishhook such that a pork rind may be located between the two members and attached to the hook of a fishhook by moving the first ends to the closed position. The second ends include a hook retaining member located opposing a hook receiving member.