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 Title: |
US5334215:
Pincers having disposable end members
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Chen, Shih-Chieh; Taichung, Taiwan
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1994-08-02
/ 1993-09-13
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| Application Number: |
US1993000119544
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61B 17/30;
A61B 17/00;
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IPC-7:
A61B 17/30;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61B17/30;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
606/210;
294/099.2;
Original:
606/210;
294/099.2;
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| Field of Search: |
606/205-211,51,52
294/99.2
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| Priority Number: |
| 1993-09-13 |
US1993000119544 |
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| Abstract: |
A pair of pincers include two legs having one end resiliently secured together to allow the legs to move away and toward each other. Each of the legs has a free end to which are secured a pair of end members. The end members can be disengaged from the free ends of the legs, such that the end members are disposable after use.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Rosenberg, Morton J. ;
Klein, David I. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Pellegrino, Stephen C.; Lewis, William
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A pair of pincers comprising:
- two legs, each of said legs having one end resiliently secured together to allow opposing free ends of said legs to move toward and away from each other;
- a pair of end members releasably coupled to said free ends of said legs; and,
- means for releasably securing each of said pair of end members to a respective one of said fee ends of said legs, said releasable securing means including (1) an extension extending from each of said free ends of said legs, (2) a rib formed on each of said extensions, and (3) a coupler secured to each of said pair of end members, each of said couplers including (1) a channel for engagement with a respective extension of said legs, and (2) a groove for engagement with a respective rib, whereby, each of said end members are secured to a respective one of said legs.
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