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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J. Cech, Madison, WI (US);
Carl A. Hoffman, Prairie du Sac, WI (US);
Paul Johnson, Cross Plains, WI (US);
Jeff Powell, Merrimac, WI (US);
Assignee:
Fiskars Brands, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 1/326 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 1/326 ;
Abstract
A pivoted hand tool including a first and second handle, each handle having a jaw member extending therefrom. A pivot connects the first and second handles. A ratchet is operatively engaged with the pivot and at least one of the handles and selectively rotates the pivot in a clockwise and counter-clockwise direction by movement of the handles toward or away from one another.