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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: mikeswrenches on December 24, 2014, 06:31:38 PM

Title: Not your usual Utica pliers
Post by: mikeswrenches on December 24, 2014, 06:31:38 PM

When I first looked at these I thought they were your usual Button style wire cutters.  However when I got to the inside of the handles I noticed a patent date of 12/7/09 forged on both sides.

Patent number is 942,504

A look at DATAMP showed the patent but with the note that they were not known to have been produced.

Surely there must be more around somewhere.  Like all Uticas these are of very good quality.

Mike

Title: Re: Not your usual Utica pliers
Post by: RedVise on December 24, 2014, 09:14:39 PM

Mike here is the 6.5" version. No Patent date, but that very clear Utica brand like yours.

Brian

Title: Re: Not your usual Utica pliers
Post by: mvwcnews on December 24, 2014, 09:54:10 PM

Since I'm DATAMP "steward" for the patent, the corrections & emendations are forthcoming. 

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_to_the_World ) - Feliz Navidad 
Stan Schulz

Title: Re: Not your usual Utica pliers
Post by: bonneyman on December 25, 2014, 10:22:52 AM

Utica's reputation for great pliers is legendary.

When Cooper Tools bought out Bonney in 1990, I heard it was specifically to get their hands on Utica's plier division. The rest was all just icing to them.

Title: Re: Not your usual Utica pliers
Post by: mikeswrenches on December 25, 2014, 12:19:28 PM

Thanks Stan

Should have known there would be several sizes.  Thanks Brian

Mike

Title: Re: Not your usual Utica pliers
Post by: international3414 on December 25, 2014, 03:43:34 PM

saw a few ,sold listings, ebay