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US3282137A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Actuating mechanism for plier type devices

Assignee: Bendix Corp
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Filing: 1964-12-30
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1984-12-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Monte H Lovelace

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 21:23
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25B; B25B9/00; B25B9/02; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/28; A61B17/2804; B25B7/00; B25B7/06; B25B7/08; B25B7/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 183 words
A HAND TOOL COMPRISING A UNITARY PIECE OF SOLID MATERIAL INCLUDING A PAIR OF ELONGATED JAWS WHICH ARE NORMALLY DISPLACED FROM EACH OTHER; MEANS DEFINING A FIRST OPENING AT THE BASE OF SAID JAWS; A GRIPPING PORTION CONSISTING OF A PAIR OF HANDLE MEMBERS ADAPTED TO BE SQUEEZE TOWARD EACH OTHER BY AN OPERATOR; MEANS DEFINING A SECOND OPENING AT THE BASE OF SAID HANDLE MEMBERS, SAID MEANS INCLUDIG A PAIR OF PROJECTIONS ON SAID HANDLE MEMBERS ACTING AS STOPS; AN INTERMEDIATE SECTION POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID OPENINGS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND FLEXURE SECTIONS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY BETWEEN SAID HANDLE SECTIONS AND SAID JAWS; A THIRD FLEXURE SECTION POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID HANDLE SECTIONS AND ADJACENT SAID SECOND OPENING; AND A FOURTH FLEXURE SECTION POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID FIRST OPENING, SAID THIRD FLEXURE SECTION SERVING AS A PIVOT AROUND WHICH THE FORCES EXERTED ON SAID HANDLE MEMBERS ARE APPLIED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLEXURE SECTIONS AND SAID FOURTH FLEXURE SECTION SERVING AS A PIVOT AROUND WHICH FORCES FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLEXURE SECTIONS ARE APPLIED TO SAID JAWS TO MOVE SAID JAWS TOWARD EACH OTHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 183 words
A HAND TOOL COMPRISING A UNITARY PIECE OF SOLID MATERIAL INCLUDING A PAIR OF ELONGATED JAWS WHICH ARE NORMALLY DISPLACED FROM EACH OTHER; MEANS DEFINING A FIRST OPENING AT THE BASE OF SAID JAWS; A GRIPPING PORTION CONSISTING OF A PAIR OF HANDLE MEMBERS ADAPTED TO BE SQUEEZE TOWARD EACH OTHER BY AN OPERATOR; MEANS DEFINING A SECOND OPENING AT THE BASE OF SAID HANDLE MEMBERS, SAID MEANS INCLUDIG A PAIR OF PROJECTIONS ON SAID HANDLE MEMBERS ACTING AS STOPS; AN INTERMEDIATE SECTION POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID OPENINGS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND FLEXURE SECTIONS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY BETWEEN SAID HANDLE SECTIONS AND SAID JAWS; A THIRD FLEXURE SECTION POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID HANDLE SECTIONS AND ADJACENT SAID SECOND OPENING; AND A FOURTH FLEXURE SECTION POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID FIRST OPENING, SAID THIRD FLEXURE SECTION SERVING AS A PIVOT AROUND WHICH THE FORCES EXERTED ON SAID HANDLE MEMBERS ARE APPLIED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLEXURE SECTIONS AND SAID FOURTH FLEXURE SECTION SERVING AS A PIVOT AROUND WHICH FORCES FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND FLEXURE SECTIONS ARE APPLIED TO SAID JAWS TO MOVE SAID JAWS TOWARD EACH OTHER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-31 1970-05-02 1970-11-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-31 1974-05-02 1974-11-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-31 1978-05-02 1978-11-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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