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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond J Mathieu, Troy, OH (US);
James F Mellott, Washington, OH (US);
Dean E Myers, South Solon, OH (US);
Assignee:
MAC Tools, Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294 191 ; 294116 ;
Abstract
A spark plug wire puller is described which is actuated by a user squeezing a trigger biased against a handle of the tool which causes two jaw members to come together at gripping ends thereof to squeeze a wire or boot. As the user squeezes the trigger and pulls on the tool, the jaws grip the wire or boot and remove it from the spark plug. The invention is advantageous because it does not rely on a scissors action and it grips the boot in such a way so as not to damage it during the removal process.