Patent ID: 9573259
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B23P,B25B,F16L

Claim:
1. A quick-connect coupling tool comprising: a first member; said first member comprising a first member top face, a first member bottom face, a first member first end, and a first member second end; a second member; said second member comprising a second member top face, a second member bottom face, a second member first end, and a second member second end; said second member being slidably affixed to said first member such that said first member top face and said second member bottom face are slidably opposed to one another; a first pair of prongs; said first pair of prongs being affixed to said first member first end; said first pair of prongs being oriented in a first direction, orthogonal to said first member top face; a second pair of prongs; said second pair of prongs being affixed to said second member first end; said second pair of prongs being oriented in said first direction, orthogonal to said second member top face; a first urging means for urging said first pair of prongs and said second pair of prongs apart along an action line into a neutral configuration; a second urging means for urging said first pair of prongs and said second pair of prongs together along said action line from said neutral configuration; said first urging means for urging said first pair of prongs and said second pair of prongs together along said action line from said neutral configuration being affixed to said first member and said second member; said second urging means for urging said first pair of prongs and said second pair of prongs together along said action line from said neutral configuration being affixed to said first member and said second member; and wherein said first urging means for urging said first pair of prongs and said second pair of prongs apart along an action line into a neutral configuration and said second urging means for urging said first pair of prongs and said second pair of prongs together along said action line from said neutral configuration comprise: a first urging member; said first urging member being affixed to said first member second end; said first urging member being oriented opposite said first direction, orthogonal to said first member top face; a second urging member; said second urging member being affixed to said second member second end; said second urging member being oriented opposite said first direction, orthogonal to said second member top face; and wherein said first urging means for urging said first pair of prongs and said second pair of prongs apart along an action line into a neutral configuration comprise: a spring; said spring comprising a spring first end and a spring second end; said spring first end being affixed to said first urging member; and said spring second end being affixed to said second urging member.