Hand tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10940576-B2
Application number	US-201515566129-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2015
Priority date	Apr 15, 2015
Publication date	Mar 9, 2021
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021

Abstract

A hand tool provided with a first handle, a second handle, a first working portion, a second working portion and a working portion connecting mechanism. The first handle is fixedly connected to the first working portion, the second handle is pivotably connected to the second working portion, and the second working portion is connected to the first working portion through the working portion connecting mechanism, the second working portion has a first position and a second position, and the working portion connecting mechanism causes the second working portion to be moved from the first position to the second position when the second handle is moved from away from the first handle to closer to the first handle. The first position is the position where the second working portion is located away from the first working portion, and the second working portion is rotated and translated relative to the first working portion when the second working portion is in the second position. The hand tool can provide a greater clamping force, helping to further save labor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hand tool, comprising:
a first handle and a first working portion fixedly connected to the first handle;
a second handle and a second working portion pivotably connected to the second handle, the second working portion having a first position and a second position; and
a working portion connecting mechanism through which the second working portion is connected to the first working portion, and the working portion connecting mechanism is configured such that, when the second handle is away from the first handle, and is moved closer to the first handle, the working portion connecting mechanism causes the second working portion to be moved from the first position to the second position;
wherein the first position is a position where the second working portion is located away from the first working portion, and compared with the first position, the second working portion is rotated and translated relative to the first working portion when the second working portion is in the second position;
wherein the working portion connecting mechanism comprises:
a first hole provided in the first working portion, a first groove provided in the second working portion, and a first shaft extending through the first hole and the first groove;
a second hole provided in the second working portion, a second groove provided in the first working portion, and a second shaft extending through the second hole and the second groove; and
the first shaft being movable and rotatable within the first groove, and the second shaft being movable and rotatable within the second groove so that the second working portion can be rotated and translated relative to the first working portion.

2. The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the first groove is a horizontal groove, a sloped groove or an arc groove.

3. The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein a fit clearance between the first shaft and the first hole and the first groove is greater than, less than or equal to a fit clearance between the second shaft and the second hole and the second groove.

4. The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the first groove is an arc groove or a square groove.

5. The hand tool according to claim 1 , wherein the second groove is an arc groove or a square groove.

6. A hand tool, comprising:
a first handle and a first working portion fixedly connected to the first handle;
a second handle and a second working portion pivotably connected to the second handle; the second working portion having a first position and a second position;
a working portion connecting mechanism through which the second working portion is connected to the first working portion, and the working portion connecting mechanism is configured such that, when the second handle is moved from away from the first handle to closer to the first handle, the working portion connecting mechanism causes the second working portion to be moved from the first position to the second position; and
a rod-shaped member which is provided between the second handle and the first handle; wherein the first position is a position where the second working portion is located away from the first working portion, and compared with the first position, the second working portion is rotated and translated relative to the first working portion when the second working portion is in the second position;
wherein the working portion connecting mechanism comprises:
a first hole provided in the first working portion, a first groove provided in the second working portion, and a first shaft extending through the first hole and the first groove;
a second hole provided in the second working portion, a second groove provided in the first working portion, and a second shaft extending through the second hole and the second groove; and
the first shaft being movable and rotatable within the first groove, and the second shaft being movable and rotatable within the second groove so that the second working portion can be rotated and translated relative to the first working portion.

7. The hind tool according to claim 6 , wherein the first groove is a horizontal groove, a sloped groove or an arc groove.

8. The hand tool according to claim 6 , wherein a fit clearance between the first shaft and the first hole and the first groove is less than, equal to or greater than a fit clearance between the second shaft and the second hole and the second groove.

9. The hand tool according to claim 6 , wherein the first groove is an arc groove or a square groove.

10. The hand tool according to claim 6 , wherein the second groove is an arc groove or a square groove.

11. The hand tool according to claim 6 , wherein the hand tool further comprises an elastic member provided between the second working portion and the first handle.

12. The hand tool according to claim 11 , wherein a hanging hole is provided in the second working portion, a hook portion is provided in the first handle, one end of the elastic member is restricted within the hanging hole and the other end is connected to the hook portion.

13. The hand tool according to claim 6 , wherein the hand tool further comprises an adjustment screw, the adjustment screw is connected to a tail portion of the first handle through thread.

14. The hand tool according to claim 13 , wherein the rod-shaped member has a first end and a second end, the first end of the rod-shaped member is pivotably connected to the second handle, and the second end of the rod-shaped member is pivotably connected to the first handle and abuts against the adjustment screw.

15. The hand tool according to claim 14 , wherein the adjustment screw causes the second end of the rod-shaped member to be moved relative to the first handle when the adjustment screw is moved relative to the first handle.

16. The hand tool according to claim 13 , wherein a recess is provided within the first handle, an opening of the recess faces the second handle.

17. The hand tool according to claim 16 , wherein a portion of the adjustment screw extends within the recess of the first handle and another portion is positioned outside the first handle.

18. The hand tool according to claim 6 , wherein a recess is provided within the second handle, an opening of the recess faces the first handle.

19. The hand tool according to claim 18 , wherein a third handle is pivotably connected within the recess of the second handle.

20. The hand tool according to claim 19 , wherein the length of the third handle is less than that of the second handle.

21. The hand tool according to claim 19 , wherein the third handle has an elongated end, when the third handle is pivoted relative to the second handle, the elongated end can abut against the second handle to prevent the third handle from continuing being pivoted relative to the second handle.

22. The hand tool according to claim 21 , wherein the rod-shaped member has a protrusion, the hand tool is locked when the protrusion enters the recess of the second handle; the elongated end can push the protrusion out from the recess of the second handle to unlock the hand tool when the third handle is rotated towards the second handle.

23. The hand tool according to claim 19 , wherein a joint between the third handle and the second handle is separated from a joint between the rod-shaped member and the second handle, and is farther away from the second working portion than the joint between the rod-shaped member and the second handle.

Assignees

• Hangzhou Great Star Tools Co Ltd
• Hangzhou Great Star Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Min

Classifications

• B25B7/12 Primary

  involving special transmission means between the handles and the jaws, e.g. toggle levers, gears · CPC title

• B25B7/10

  with adjustable fulcrum · CPC title

• B25B7/14

  Locking means {(B25B7/123 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B25B7/04 Primary

  adjustable · CPC title