HANDLES HAVING LEVERS THAT ROTATE

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
FLIPPER	Innovation IP Holding Co.	409 W. 76th Street Davenport IA 52806	handles having levers that rotate or pivot on an axle so as to clamp a lid on cookware;
ULTREX FLIPPER	Innovation IP Holding Co.	409 W. 76th Street Davenport IA 52806	handles having levers that rotate or pivot on an axle so as to clamp a lid on cookware;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

The present invention is a hand tool comprising a pair of handles that rotate about a pivot point. The proximal end of the handles may be covered in an electrically insulating material in order to aid in insulating the hands of the user from electrical shock and cushion the grip of the tool. A jaw member of thin cross-section may be affixed to the distal end of the handles or formed in the distal end of the handles. The unique shape of the portion of each jaw member grips the locknut. Each jaw member is designed in such a manner that, when the hand tool's handles are closed, each jaw member independently engages one or more of the locknut protrusions. A method of tightening and loosening locknuts using a hand tool with the distal end of the handles forming a shaped jaw member for gripping the locknut.