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US Patent: 6,626,070
Compound Toggle Link Retention Mechanism
Patentees:
William D. Peperkorn (exact or similar names) - DeWitt, NE
Thomas O. Miller (exact or similar names) - DeWitt, NE
Brian L. Rahe (exact or similar names) - DeWitt, NE
Robert L. Rhynalds (exact or similar names) - Wilber, NE

USPTO Classifications:
81/369, 81/370

Tool Categories:
wrenches : pliers type wrenches : locking pliers

Assignees:
Irwin Industrial Tool Company - Freeport, IL

Manufacturer:
Irwin Industrial Tools - Huntersville, NC

Witnesses:
Unknown

Patent Dates:
Applied: May 04, 2001
Granted: Sep. 30, 2003

Patent Pictures:
William D. Peperkorn, et. al. patent September 30, 2003
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Irwin Locking Pliers (Vise-Grip) (tm)
Description:
The major feature of the patent is the tabs folded into the center of the lever handle which limit the opening travel of the quick-release for toggle locking tools in patent no. 5,056,070. The patent also describes resilient cover materials for the fixed and lever handles of such tools. Used in the Vise-Grip (tm) Fast-Release (tm) toggle locking tools. In 2015, the patents also appear on CRAFTSMAN (tm) branded locking pliers.

The patent has extensive lists of reference patents and prior art.

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