TWEEZERS

• US 20110278869A1
• Filed: 05/17/2010
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stitch Acquisition Corp.
• Original Assignee: EK Success Limited (American Crafts, L.C.)
• Inventors: Exley, Ross, Lee, Won Bien
• Granted Patent: US 8,262,144 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 294/2
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 9/02 without sliding or pivotal connections, e.g. tweezers, onepiece tongs

Abstract

A hand tool includes a main body, a pair of arms connected to the main body, first tips connected to the arms and configured to grasp an object, and second tips connected to the arms and configured to grasp an object. The first tips are connected to the second tips. Another aspect of the invention is directed to a hand tool including a main body, a pair of arms connected to the main body, and a scoop portion at one end of the main body.

Claims

1. A hand tool comprising:

a main body;

a pair of arms connected to the main body;

first tips connected to said arms and configured to grasp an object; and

second tips connected to said arms and configured to grasp an object,

wherein the first tips are connected to the second tips.

2. The hand tool according to claim 1 wherein the arms are configured to be elastically urged to separate from one another.

3. The hand tool according to claim 1 wherein the second tips have a semicircular inner surface.

4. The hand tool according to claim 1 wherein said arms have a curved shape extending downwardly from the main body to the first and second tips.

5. The hand tool according to claim 1 further comprising a reinforcing portion one of on said arms or embedded in said arms.

6. The hand tool according to claim 1 wherein the first tips have a blunt circular outward configuration.

7. The hand tool according to claim 1 further comprising a scoop portion at one end of the hand tool.

8. The hand tool according to claim 7 wherein the scoop portion further comprises a scoop opening.

9. The hand tool according to claim 7 wherein said scoop portion comprises scoop walls on first and second portions.

10. The hand tool according to claim 7 wherein the scoop portion comprises first and second scoop bases.

11. The hand tool according to claim 7 wherein the scoop portion is configured as two portions and further configured to be squeezed to close a scoop opening.

12. A hand tool comprising:

a main body;

a pair of arms connected to the main body; and

a scoop portion at one end of the main body.

13. The hand tool according to claim 12 wherein the scoop portion further comprises a scoop opening.

14. The hand tool according to claim 13 wherein said scoop portion comprises scoop walls on first and second portions.

15. The hand tool according to claim 14 wherein the scoop portion comprises first and second scoop bases.

16. The hand tool according to claim 12 wherein the scoop portion is configured as two portions and further configured to be squeezed to close a scoop opening.

17. The hand tool according to claim 12 further comprising:

first tips connected to said arms and configured to grasp an object; and

second tips connected to said arms and configured to grasp an object,

wherein the first tips are connected to the second tips.

18. The hand tool according to claim 17 wherein the second tips have a semicircular inner surface.

19. The hand tool according to claim 17 wherein said arms have a curved shape extending downwardly from the main body to the first and second tips.

20. The hand tool according to claim 17 wherein the first tips have a blunt circular outward configuration.