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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1993
Robert W Britzke, II, Rogers, AR (US);
Rogers Tool Works, Inc., Rogers, AR (US);
Abstract
A gripping tool having a main body with a plurality of gripping ends. A first body arm is integral to and extends outward from the main body at one of the plurality of gripping ends. A first upper jaw is formed on the first body arm with a first clamping arm flexibly mounted to the first body arm by a pivot member. The first clamping arm has a first lower jaw formed thereon. Also, a method for grasping a tool by first applying a compressive force between a fixed arm and a clamping arm on one side of a pivot member to open a set of jaws on the opposite side of the pivot member. The open jaws are then moved in a direction perpendicular to the compressive force to arrange the open jaws around the shaft of a tool such that the tool is grasped when the compressive force is released.