The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
David Lee Showalter, Sr., Barboursville, VA (US);
Darren J. Kady, Barboursville, VA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A tool is disclosed for the removal of quick release couplings from a conduit. The tool has a body that is divided into a rotatably connected gripping portion and a release portion. Handles are connected to the body to activate the clamping and releasing action of the tool. Compressing the handles causes the gripping element to compress and the gripping portion and the release portion to rotate around the connection, creating a distance between the gripping and release elements. The release element has a pair of plates with neither, one or both of the plates being movable. Preferably the top plate has a spring member that retains the top plate adjacent the lower plate, thereby enabling a conduit to snap in and be maintained between the two plates. The clamping member can have a flat surface or at least one arc, and in come embodiments, the receiving member is a mirror image of the clamping member. An optional guide can be used adjacent the clamping member to prevent side to side movement. The clamping member and release element can open at the top of the tool to receive the conduit or at a right angle to the body.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile