Patent ID: 11957277
Assignee: HOLTON PRODUCTS LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 10:
11. The tool of claim 9 wherein:
the tongs further comprise a locking mechanism having a locked position wherein the arms are locked in a closed position, and an unlocked position wherein the arms are free to pivot about the hinge;
the locking mechanism comprises a pin that is movable between the locked and unlocked positions by gravity, without manual actuation of the pin by a user;
the locking mechanism is configured to be put in the locked position by pointing the distal ends of the arms upward such that the pin slides into the locked position to lock the arms from movement, and to be put in the unlocked position by pointing the distal ends of the arms downward such that the pin slides out of the locked position to unlock the arms so that the arms can be pivotally actuated; and
the electrical switch is positioned to be actuatable by a digit of a user's hand when the tongs are held in said hand.