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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Inventor:
Scott A. Bendorf, Kenosha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/12 (2006.01); B25B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/123 (2013.01); B25B 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a release mechanism for locking pliers. The mechanism includes a center link and release link that work together to form an over-center lock with a release lever that acts sequentially on the center link and release link. The release lever can first contact the center link at a protrusion, and then contact a release link connected to the center link to release the over-center lock. User experience is therefore improved by a sequential unlocking operation that reduces the amount of leverage required to unlock the pliers.