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US5452705A
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Three-purpose tile cutting pliers
Assignee: Evenflo Co Inc
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Filing: 1994-12-16
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Granted: 1995-09-26
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Expires: 2014-12-16
Abstract
Abstract A tile cutting pliers including a base handle and an actuating handle pivotably connected together by a pivot and a return spring and terminating in a respective cutter blade for cutting small tiles, wherein the base handle has a triangular stop bar longitudinally disposed at an inner side; the actuating handle has a scratcher for cutting scratches on big tiles, a jaw plate and two needle holders longitudinally spaced at an inner side and moved relative to the longitudinal stop bar to cut big tiles along the scratches cut thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeng-Tsong Horng
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:50
CPC Classifications
B; B28; B28D; B28D1/00; B28D1/22; B28D1/225; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T225/00; Y10T225/30; Y10T225/307; Y10T225/321; Y10T225/325
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A three-purpose tile cutting pliers comprising a base handle and an actuating handle pivotably connected together by a pivot and a return spring, two cutter blades respectively welded to said base handle and said actuating handle at one end and moved relative to each other by said base handle and said actuating handle to cut things as they come together, and a scratcher securely fixed to said actuating handle at an opposite end relative to the corresponding cutter blade, wherein said base handle comprises a triangular stop bar longitudinally disposed at an inner side; said actuating handle comprises a substantially triangular jaw plate, a front needle holder, and a rear needle holder longitudinally spaced at an inner side and moved with said actuating handle to act against said triangular stop bar, said front and rear needle holders each holding a respective steel needle facing toward said triangular stop bar.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A three-purpose tile cutting pliers comprising a base handle and an actuating handle pivotably connected together by a pivot and a return spring, two cutter blades respectively welded to said base handle and said actuating handle at one end and moved relative to each other by said base handle and said actuating handle to cut things as they come together, and a scratcher securely fixed to said actuating handle at an opposite end relative to the corresponding cutter blade, wherein said base handle comprises a triangular stop bar longitudinally disposed at an inner side; said actuating handle comprises a substantially triangular jaw plate, a front needle holder, and a rear needle holder longitudinally spaced at an inner side and moved with said actuating handle to act against said triangular stop bar, said front and rear needle holders each holding a respective steel needle facing toward said triangular stop bar.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1998-09-25 | 1999-03-27 | 1999-09-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2002-09-25 | 2003-03-27 | 2003-09-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2006-09-25 | 2007-03-27 | 2007-09-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |