Patent ID: 6343823
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B25B,H01L

Abstract:
A hand-held tool for handling of articles comprising:an elongated body having a horizontal axis with opposed axial ends defining a tip portion and a back portion, said tip portion having a first horizontal axial passageway and said back portion having a second horizontal axial passageway, a chamber in fluid communication with said first and second passageways, valve means disposed within said chamber to seal said first passageway from said second passageway, said valve means including a slidable stem member mounted for displacement at an obtuse angle relative to one of the axial passageways, a compliant seal and a pair of seating members, and means for biasing said slidable member into a first position wherein said compliant seal is away from said seating members such that said first and second passageways are in fluid communication with each other wherein a force overcoming said bias is applied to said valve means to rest said seal against said seating members.