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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2010
Christopher Andrew Mattson, Provo, UT (US);
Brian G. Winder, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Allen Boyd Mackay, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Joseph O. Jacobsen, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Peter A. Halverson, Alpine, UT (US);
Spencer Frezer, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Christopher Andrew Mattson, Provo, UT (US);
Brian G. Winder, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Allen Boyd Mackay, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Joseph O. Jacobsen, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Peter A. Halverson, Alpine, UT (US);
Spencer Frezer, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
A hand tool having first and second plier units attached to one another where a jaw region is operatively configured to have a work piece to be placed therein and a handle region is configured to be used by the user of the tool to grasp the work piece. A tension member is provided to be positioned past a dead point axis so as to apply a clamping force upon the jaw member and the hand tool maintains a grip upon the work piece without continuous interaction with the user of the tool.