With Receptacle Opener Or Closure Remover Patents (Class 7/126)
  • Patent number: 10344488
    Abstract: A demolition tool particularly adapted to aid in board removal. The tool includes a handle and a head. The head has outer forwardly extending arms and a central fastener puller. The central fastener puller is aligned with the handle so that undesired lateral torques are minimized on the handle during fastener removal. The central fastener puller may be formed on a central boss disposed between the two outer arms. The central boss advantageously includes a convexly curved lower surface that provides a central pry surface for the tool. The head may be selectively positionable relative to the handle, such as via a push-button locking pivot connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Tobias McKay Bridges
  • Publication number: 20140026329
    Abstract: A firefighter tool has pivotably connected handles and jaws, and one handle has an outer generally sinusoidal surface and the handle end is formed with a hook facingly disposed to the generally sinusoidal surface. The handles open fully so that the user grips the other handle and the sinusoidal surface hook alternately operably contactingly engages differently sized and configured fire hose couplings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Terry C. Farrell
  • Patent number: 8061239
    Abstract: A rescue tool includes a fully pivotally opened handle in an obtuse angle disposition with one handle separately gripped and then a force transmitted through force bearing surfaces to the oppositely disposed handle having an outwardly disposed sinusoidal surface and juxtaposed hook end which engage a seized fire hose coupling. A high torque force is readily exerted through the handles on the seized fire hose coupling. The elongate handles and pivotally disposed jaws having elongate arcuate cutting edges corporately provide rapid cutting of aluminum sheath hybrid car battery cables in a further rescue operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Channellock, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry C. Farrell
  • Publication number: 20100186173
    Abstract: A rescue tool includes a fully pivotally opened handle in an obtuse angle disposition with one handle separately gripped and then a force transmitted through force bearing surfaces to the oppositely disposed handle having an outwardly disposed sinusoidal surface and juxtaposed hook end which engage a seized fire hose coupling. A high torque force is readily exerted through the handles on the seized fire hose coupling. The elongate handles and pivotally disposed jaws having elongate arcuate cutting edges corporately provide rapid cutting of aluminum sheath hybrid car battery cables in a further rescue operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Terry C. Farrell
  • Publication number: 20090044343
    Abstract: A pipe-cutting tool includes first and second scissor members pivotally connected to one another where the first scissor member has both a first distal cutting portion with a distal polyvinyl-chloride-pipe cutting blade shaped and of a material for cutting a polyvinyl-chloride pipe and a first proximal grasping portion that has a first outer side shaped to support at least one finger of a user's hand a second inner side having an intermediate portion with a first concave gripping surface having gripping protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Wendy Nicole Grave
  • Patent number: 5735005
    Abstract: A tool assembly is provided, which includes a primary body and a secondary body having a primary post and a secondary post respectively which are pivotally engaged with each other. An L-shaped primary flange is formed on an inner wall of the primary body and is located adjacent to the primary post, and a primary groove is defined in the primary post and is partially defined in the primary flange. An L-shaped secondary flange is formed on an inner wall of the secondary body and is located adjacent to the secondary post, and a secondary groove is defined in the secondary post and is partially defined in the secondary flange. A pair of pliers include two plier bodies pivotally engaged with each other and each having a shank received in each of the primary and secondary grooves and stopped by associated primary and secondary flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Inventor: Chih-chung Wang
  • Patent number: 4815210
    Abstract: A medical pill breaker comprising two complementary elongated members pivoted together intermediately of the opposite ends thereof, one end of the members being formed into at least a partial loop to comprise handles and opposite portions of the opposite ends of the members being concave and V-shaped in cross-section and comprising opposed members for breaking relatively lsrge pills, the opposite ends of the elongated members terminating in relatively shorter portions respectively V-shaped in cross-section and comprising breaking members for relatively smaller pills, and abutting portions on said elongated members comprising stop members to limit the closing of the V-shaped breaking members toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Inventor: Robert H. Burrage
  • Patent number: 4108220
    Abstract: A multiple use canner which includes a pair of elongated handle members pivotally interconnected at one of their ends and provided with hand grips at the other. Arcuate toothed gripping jaws are provided in the handle members adjacent the pivotal interconnection with the jaws for gripping and rotating a can lid onto or from a canning jar. A spring clip is disposed adjacent the hand grips to retain the jaws in secured position around the neck of a canning jar. The pivotal connection between the handle members comprises a vertically disposed pin having a socket receiving a depending stem on a funnel which is used for filling a canning jar positioned below the lower discharge end of the funnel when the handle members are secured to the neck of the jar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1978
    Inventor: Stanley J. Pantek