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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited, Tortola, VG;
Thomas Evatt, Six Mile, SC (US);
Richard Davidian, Pickens, SC (US);
Anthony Tocco, Easley, SC (US);
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A tool for providing a clamping force and a spreading force in the opposite direction of the clamping force. The tool includes a handle assembly having a trigger and a bar supported by the handle assembly. The bar is configured to move relative to the handle assembly when the trigger is actuated, and the bar includes a slot spanning from a first end of the bar to a second end of the bar. An inner rod is received within the slot, and a detent mechanism selectively couples the inner rod to the bar. The inner rod is received within the first end and coupled to the bar to provide the clamping force when the trigger is actuated, and the inner rod is received within the second end and coupled to the bar to provide the spreading force when the trigger is actuated.