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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:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Anthony Di Bitonto, Brooklyn, NY (US);
John Thomas Jacobsen, New Bedford, MA (US);
Wilfrido Loor, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Di Bitonto, Brooklyn, NY (US);
John Thomas Jacobsen, New Bedford, MA (US);
Wilfrido Loor, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignee:
Helen of Troy Limited, Bridgetown, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hand tool has two crossed members each having a handle and a jaw connected to each other at a pivot point. A leaf spring biases the handles towards an open position. The leaf spring can be selectively engaged or disengaged by the user.