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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:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Dolan, Hattiesburg, MS (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/02 ;
Abstract
The present invention,discloses a spring system,and a latch system,for either maintaining a set of pliers in an open position or a closed position. The spring system,operates by having a spring,disposed on a pair of studs,located in the trough,of an outwardly curved portion,of the handles,of the pliers. The latch system,comprises a pair of tongue-like members,and a wire loop member,which hooks onto a notch,in one of the tongue-like members,. The spring system,normally maintains the pliers in an open position when no load is applied to handles