Tools – Receptacle closure remover – Gripping type
Patent
1979-03-19
1980-12-02
Smith, James G.
Tools
Receptacle closure remover
Gripping type
254131, B25B 2700
Patent
active
042364272
ABSTRACT:
The improved tool of the present invention is adapted to open and close efficiently and rapidly at least two types of widely used container toggle latches, one type having a latch handle in the form of a flat tongue and the other type having a hollow, generally tubular, open-ended latch handle. The improved tool comprises a generally L-shaped shank formed of first and second diverging legs integrally joined together at one end, and a handle secured to the free rear end of the first leg. The second leg, which is generally vertical in usual use, depends from the generally horizontal front end of the first leg; and the free end of the second leg is configured into a spaced, generally vertical pair of tines of unequal length. The shorter tine is closer to the handle. The handle may be large to readily fit the hand. The legs are generally flat and vertically oriented, with the first leg longer than the second leg for improved leverage when operating the tool. The upper end of the space defined between the tines may be rectangular for better gripping of the latch tongue, and the upper margin of the juncture between the legs may be sloped to facilitate prying with the tool. The tool is inexpensive, durable, safe and highly efficient.
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Bissell Henry M.
General Dynamics Corporation Pomona Division
Johnson Edward B.
Smith James G.
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