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US8057509:
Multi-tool tweezer
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US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Burgess, Patrick; Jalisco, Mexico
Garland, Tyler; Studio City, CA, United States of America
Rauda, Aldias; West Hollywood, CA, United States of America
Chudzik, Stan; Alpharetta, GA, United States of America
Hartsfield, Christian; Atlanta, GA, United States of America

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Assignee: |
Goody Products, Inc., Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Published / Filed: |
2011-11-15
/ 2008-05-19

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Application Number: |
US2008000122830

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IPC Code: |
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A61B 17/50;

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ECLA Code: |
A61B17/50; K61B17/30;

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U.S. Class: |
606/210;

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Field of Search: |
606/131,133,210,211
294/003,99.1,99.2
D24/143
D28/055

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Abstract: |
The present disclosure is generally directed to a multi-tool with more than one tweezer tip. In an example embodiment the multi-tool includes two plates and an interposed spring component. The plates have a plurality of tweezer tip pairs and the spring component permits pivoting articulation of the plates in order to apply pinching forces by the different tweezer tip pairs upon an area of interest.

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Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC ;

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Severson, Ryan;

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Related Applications: |
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| US2007000928439 | 2007-10-30 |
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| US2006000275604F | 2006-12-30 |
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2008-01-08
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Tweezer
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Parent Case: |
RELATED APPLICATION
This continuation-in-part application claims the priority benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/928,439, filed on Oct. 30, 2007 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/275,604, filed on Dec. 30, 2006 now U.S. Pat. No. D559,459, the contents of both of which are incorporated by reference as if fully expressed fully herein.

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First Claim:
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1. A multi-tool tweezer, comprising: a first plate with a first tip and a second tip; a second plate with a first tip and a second tip; and a spring component mounted between the first plate and the second plate to permit the first tips to be forced into close proximity in a first pinching action and to permit the second tips to be forced into close proximity in a second pinching action wherein the spring component has a generally frusto-conical shape in a direction between the first and second plates, wherein the spring component comprises a base, a central plate, and at least one flexible arm extending between the base and the central plate, the spring component having the generally frusto-conical shape between the base and the central plate wherein the flexible arm includes an outer arm segment extending inwardly from the base, an inner arm segment extending outwardly from the central plate and circumferentially and radially offset from the outer arm segment, and a middle arm segment extending radially between the outer and inner arm segments.

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