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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
David S. Wright, Snohomish, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for manipulating a wire comprises a first lever and a second lever. The first lever comprises a first tip-support portion, a first handle portion, and a first hinge portion. The second lever comprises a second tip-support portion, a second handle portion, and a second hinge portion. The first hinge portion and the second hinge portion are pivotally interconnected about a lever-pivot axis. The apparatus also comprises means for biasing the first tip-support portion and the second tip-support portion toward each other, a first tip half pivotally coupled to the first tip-support portion, and a second tip half pivotally coupled to the second tip-support portion. The first tip half comprises a first channel. The second tip half comprises a second channel.