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US 7,572,171 · App. 11/234,387 · Granted Aug 11, 2009

Cutting-tool holder used for grinding

Assignee: Master Cutlery Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,572,171
App. No.
11/234,387
Granted
Aug 11, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cutting-tool holder ( 1 ) used for grinding includes a holder body ( 10 ) including a pair of pinching pieces ( 11, 11 ) biased to each other; and a pair of handgrips ( 30, 30 ) provided on the holder body ( 10 ) which sets the pair of pinching pieces ( 11, 11 ) apart from each other by applying force to the handgrips ( 30, 30 ). The holder body ( 10 ) may further include a connecting portion ( 12 ) with a nearly C-shaped cross section which connects base end parts ( 11 c, 11 c ) of the pinching pieces ( 11, 11 ). Each handgrip ( 30 ) may be configured so that one end part ( 30 a ) is fixed to the pinching piece ( 11 ), the middle part penetrates the connecting portion ( 12 ), and the other end part extends away from the pinching piece ( 11 ).

Claims (12)

1. A cutting-tool holder used for grinding comprising:

a one piece pinching member comprising a pair of pinching pieces biased to each other, the pinching member further comprising a connecting portion with a generally C-shaped cross section which connects a base end part of a first pinching piece to a base end part of a second pinching piece;

a pair of handgrips provided on the pinching member for setting the pair of pinching pieces apart from each other by applying force to the pair of handgrips in a direction to move the handgrips toward each other, each handgrip having a one end part fixed to the pinching piece, a middle part penetrating the connection portion through at least one opening, and another end part extending away from the pinching piece,

wherein the connecting portion has a first opening along the base end part of the first pinching piece, a first corresponding opening vertically facing the first opening, a second opening along the base end part of the second pinching piece, and a second corresponding opening vertically facing the second opening.

2. The cutting-tool holder according to claim 1 , wherein each handgrip penetrates the connecting portion twice, one of the handgrips extending through the first opening along the base end part and the first corresponding opening vertically facing the first opening and one of the handgrips extending through the second opening along the base end part and the second corresponding opening vertically facing the second opening.

3. The cutting-tool holder according to claim 2 , wherein a first end part of each handgrip that is fixed to the respective pinching piece is fixed to an outer face of the respective pinching piece.

4. A cutting-tool holder used for grinding comprising:

a pinching member comprising a pair of pinching pieces biased to each other;

a pair of handgrips provided on the pinching member for setting the pair of pinching pieces apart from each other by applying force to the pair of handgrips in a direction to move the handgrips toward each other;

wherein the pinching member further comprises a connecting portion with a generally C-shaped cross section which connects a base end part of a first pinching piece to a base end part of a second pinching piece;

further wherein the connecting portion has four openings, including a first pair of consecutive openings that vertically face each other and a second pair of consecutive openings that vertically face each other and each handgrip extends through one of the pairs of consecutive openings.

5. The cutting-tool holder according to claim 4 , wherein, for each handgrip, one end part of the handgrip is fixed to an outer face of the respective pinching piece.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2005
From: TSUCHIDA, MINO
To: MASTER CUTLERY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016881/0776 →
Priority Claims (1)
CA 2518835 · Sep 12, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070072521A1 · Mar 29, 2007