US Fed News
January 7, 2010 Thursday 5:16 PM EST
Publication No. WO/1910/000001 Published on Jan. 7, Armenian Inventors
Develop Bar Clamping, Tightening Tool
GENEVA, Jan. 8 — Karen Gasparyan and Patvakan Hakhinyan, both of
Armenia, have developed a bar clamping and tightening tool.
According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property
Organization: "The present invention is related to hand-operated
clamping and tightening tools. A bar clamping and tightening tool is
disclosed, comprising a bar, a stationary jaw assembly which can be
fixed on and released from either end of the bar and comprises a
stationary jaw mounted in and spring- loaded relative to the housing
of the stationary jaw assembly, a moveable jaw assembly which can
slide along the bar and comprises a housing to which a moveable jaw
and a rear handle are fixed, a drive handle mounted in the housing of
the moveable jaw assembly so that it can pivot about said housing,
drive levers which are mounted in and spring- loaded relative to the
housing of the moveable jaw assembly and can slide along and be fixed
on the bar, a locking lever mounted in the front of the housing of the
moveable jaw assembly, wherein the stationary jaw can pivot about the
housing of the stationary jaw assembly and comprises a means for being
fixed on the bar. The efficiency of use is increased." The invention
carries International Patent Publication No. WO/1910/000001 on Jan.
07. The original patent was filed in Armenia under application No.
PCT/AM2009/000004 on July 1, 2009. It is available at:
000004