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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2009
Applicant:
William S. Fortune, Malibu, CA (US);
Inventor:
William S. Fortune, Malibu, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tweezer that is especially useful for testing and repair of electronic circuits includes a pair of resilient blades () with rear ends () fixed at a mount () to a pair of dielectric plastic mounting blocks () that are clamped together by a clamping tube () that can be slid on and off. Front portions of the blades are connected to a spacing adjuster () that includes a thumb wheel () that can be turned to adjust the separation of the front ends () of the blades. The tweezer can be used as a regular tweezer, and the blades can be used as independent electrical probes.