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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce P. Konen, Aurora, IL (US);
Robert F. Pierson, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Ideal Industries, Inc., Sycamore, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/00 ;
Abstract
A hand tool such as a wire stipper or pliers has two elongated members pivotably connected at a joint with a pair of facing jaws on one side of the joint and a pair of handles on the other side of the joint. The handles are ergonomically designed for user comfort. One of the handles is curved about a variable radius on one side only of the handle. The other handle has a complex curvature about centers on both sides of that handle. The handles are covered with sleeves that extend on the outside of the handle from the end to the pivot joint.