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US3170230A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tool for removing contacts from connectors

Assignee: Pyle National Co
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Filing: 1963-07-11
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1983-07-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Gaizauskas Bronius

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 09:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/20; H01R43/22; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/426; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53274; Y10T29/53283

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 239 words
A ONE-PIECE MOLDED PLASTIC REMOVER TOOL ADAPTED TO REMOVE AN ARTICLE FROM A CONTAINER COMPRISING: A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-CYCLINDRICAL WALLS EACH FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONCAVE SEMI-CYLINDRICAL INNER SURFACE, A SEGMENTED PORTION OF THE OUTER SURFACE BEGINNING AT ONE EDGE OF EACH OF THE SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALLS FORMING A FLAT OUTER SURFACE THEREON, AN INTEGRAL HINGE EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALL AND FORMED BY JOINING TOGETHER THE ONE EDGE OF EACH SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALL SO THAT THE FLAT SURFACES OF EACH SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALL ARE SUBSTANTIALLY CONTIGUOUS, A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL PASSAGE FORMED BY SUBSTANTIALLY CONTACTING THE OTHER EDGES OF SAID SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALLS, A SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-CYLINDRICAL GROOVE FORMED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID HINGE AND EXTENDING THE LENGTH THEREOF PROVIDING SAID TOOL WITH FLEXIBILITY AND PREVENTING UNDUE STRAIN THEREON, AN ARCUATE WALL INTEGRALLY AND LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING FROM ONE END OF EACH OF SAID SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALLS WITH THEIR LONGITUDINAL CENTERS SPACED APPROXIMATELY 180* APART, THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID ARCUATE WALL BEING CONCENTRIC AND CONTIGUOUS WITH THE INNER SURFACES OF THE SEMICYLINDRICAL WALLS TO FORM ENGAGING SURFACES, SAID ARCUATE WALLS CONVERGING AT THEIR ENDS, AND THE THICKNESS OF THE ARCUATE WALLS BEING LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALLS WHEREBY SAID REMOVER WRAPS THE ARCUATE WALLS AROUND A PORTION OF THE ARTICLE TO GRASP THE ARTICLE FOR REMOVAL FROM THE CONTAINER WITHOUT INJURING THE ARTICLE AND SAID TOOL BEING CAPABLE OF EXTRACTING MORE THAN ONE SIZE ARTICLE FROM THE CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 239 words
A ONE-PIECE MOLDED PLASTIC REMOVER TOOL ADAPTED TO REMOVE AN ARTICLE FROM A CONTAINER COMPRISING: A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-CYCLINDRICAL WALLS EACH FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONCAVE SEMI-CYLINDRICAL INNER SURFACE, A SEGMENTED PORTION OF THE OUTER SURFACE BEGINNING AT ONE EDGE OF EACH OF THE SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALLS FORMING A FLAT OUTER SURFACE THEREON, AN INTEGRAL HINGE EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALL AND FORMED BY JOINING TOGETHER THE ONE EDGE OF EACH SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALL SO THAT THE FLAT SURFACES OF EACH SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALL ARE SUBSTANTIALLY CONTIGUOUS, A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL PASSAGE FORMED BY SUBSTANTIALLY CONTACTING THE OTHER EDGES OF SAID SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALLS, A SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-CYLINDRICAL GROOVE FORMED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID HINGE AND EXTENDING THE LENGTH THEREOF PROVIDING SAID TOOL WITH FLEXIBILITY AND PREVENTING UNDUE STRAIN THEREON, AN ARCUATE WALL INTEGRALLY AND LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING FROM ONE END OF EACH OF SAID SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALLS WITH THEIR LONGITUDINAL CENTERS SPACED APPROXIMATELY 180* APART, THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID ARCUATE WALL BEING CONCENTRIC AND CONTIGUOUS WITH THE INNER SURFACES OF THE SEMICYLINDRICAL WALLS TO FORM ENGAGING SURFACES, SAID ARCUATE WALLS CONVERGING AT THEIR ENDS, AND THE THICKNESS OF THE ARCUATE WALLS BEING LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE SEMI-CYLINDRICAL WALLS WHEREBY SAID REMOVER WRAPS THE ARCUATE WALLS AROUND A PORTION OF THE ARTICLE TO GRASP THE ARTICLE FOR REMOVAL FROM THE CONTAINER WITHOUT INJURING THE ARTICLE AND SAID TOOL BEING CAPABLE OF EXTRACTING MORE THAN ONE SIZE ARTICLE FROM THE CONTAINER.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2960864A Cited
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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