US3204445A
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Hand tool
Assignee: Sargent Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1963-04-16
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1983-04-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George J Filia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 02:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/04; H01R43/042; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53209; Y10T29/53213; Y10T29/53222; Y10T29/53226
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
IN A HAND TOOL, THE COMBINATION OF AN ELONGATED BODY PROVIDING A HANDLE PORTION AT ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING IN FIXED RELATION TO THE OTHER END THEREOF A HEAD PORTION HAVING A WORK-ENGAGING PART, A PLUNGER MOUNTED FOR SLIDING MOVEMENT IN THE BODY TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID HEAD PORTION IN A DIRECTION LENGTHWISE OF THE BODY AND HAVING A WORK-ENGAGING PART, A HANDLE PIVOTED TO THE BODY AT THE END PORTION THEREOF REMOTE FROM THE HEAT PORTION AND HAVING AN END APPROACHING SAID HEAD PORTION, A ROD PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTING THE PLUNGER AND SAID HANDLE WHEREBY RELATIVE MOTION OF SAID HANDLE AND HANDLE PORTION TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER PRODUCES RECIPROCATING MOTION OF THE PLUNGER, MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF THE HANDLE TO THE HANDLE PORTION TO VARY THE MAGNITUDE OF TRAVEL OF THE PLUNGER, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A PIVOT-PROVIDING MEMBER HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS CARRIED BY THE BODY, SAID PIVOT-PROVIDING MEMBER HAVING A CYLINDRICAL PORTION THEREON ECCENTRIC TO SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS, SAID ECCENTRIC CYLINDRICAL PORTION PROVIDING THE PIVOTAL AXIS OF SAID HANDLE, THE HANDLE BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ABOUT SAID ECCENTRIC PORTION, SAID PIVOT-PROVIDING MEMBER BEING ADJUSTABLY ROTATABLE ABOUT SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS TO PRODUCE ROTATION OF THE PIVOTAL
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
IN A HAND TOOL, THE COMBINATION OF AN ELONGATED BODY PROVIDING A HANDLE PORTION AT ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING IN FIXED RELATION TO THE OTHER END THEREOF A HEAD PORTION HAVING A WORK-ENGAGING PART, A PLUNGER MOUNTED FOR SLIDING MOVEMENT IN THE BODY TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID HEAD PORTION IN A DIRECTION LENGTHWISE OF THE BODY AND HAVING A WORK-ENGAGING PART, A HANDLE PIVOTED TO THE BODY AT THE END PORTION THEREOF REMOTE FROM THE HEAT PORTION AND HAVING AN END APPROACHING SAID HEAD PORTION, A ROD PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTING THE PLUNGER AND SAID HANDLE WHEREBY RELATIVE MOTION OF SAID HANDLE AND HANDLE PORTION TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER PRODUCES RECIPROCATING MOTION OF THE PLUNGER, MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF THE HANDLE TO THE HANDLE PORTION TO VARY THE MAGNITUDE OF TRAVEL OF THE PLUNGER, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A PIVOT-PROVIDING MEMBER HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS CARRIED BY THE BODY, SAID PIVOT-PROVIDING MEMBER HAVING A CYLINDRICAL PORTION THEREON ECCENTRIC TO SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS, SAID ECCENTRIC CYLINDRICAL PORTION PROVIDING THE PIVOTAL AXIS OF SAID HANDLE, THE HANDLE BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ABOUT SAID ECCENTRIC PORTION, SAID PIVOT-PROVIDING MEMBER BEING ADJUSTABLY ROTATABLE ABOUT SAID LONGITUDINAL AXIS TO PRODUCE ROTATION OF THE PIVOTAL
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