Darryle E Bates

6378403, Apr 30, 2002

Dec 17, 1999

09/465555

Darryle E. Bates - Cuyahoga Falls OH
Scott S. Kalanish - Hiram OH

Stride Tool, Inc. - Ellicottville NY

B25B 712

81302, 29229

A pair of convertible pliers capable of switching between a first configuration suitable for use with external retaining rings to a second configuration suitable for use with internal retaining rings. The pliers convert from external to internal by operation of a pair of pins disposed in the jaws and capable of being maneuvered by a cam surface inside a knob on the tool such that the tool is convertible from a first position where movement of the handles inward causes the jaws to move inward to a second position where movement of the handles inward causes the jaws to move outward.

6487889, Dec 3, 2002

Dec 4, 2001

10/004701

Darryle E. Bates - Cuyahoga Falls OH
Scott S. Kalanish - Hiram OH

Stride Tool, Inc. - Ellicottville NY

B21B 4502

72459

A tube bender for bending tubes of different diameters selectively and one at a time is disclosed. The bender has a pair of pivotally connected handles respectively connected to a form wheel and a form shoe. The wheel has a plurality of tube engagement grooves, the grooves each being generally arcuate in cross section in both axial and orthogonal planes of coss section. The shoe includes a plurality of grooves of arcuate cross section in an axial plane. Each of the shoe grooves is complemental with a different and associated one of the wheel grooves. A tube holder is adjustably positioned in fixed relationship with the wheel when a tubular work piece is engaging one of the grooves in a bending operation. The radii of each of the arcuate wheel groove cross sections is different than the radii of each other corresponding wheel groove cross sections in both the axial and the orthogonal planes.

6516689, Feb 11, 2003

Nov 8, 2000

09/708839

Darryle E. Bates - Cuyahoga Falls OH

Stride Tool, Inc. - Ellicottville NY

B25B 1346

81 60, 81 58

A ratchet wrench is disclosed. The wrench includes a handle including a head and an elongate grippable portion. The head includes toothed walls defining a palm socket receiving aperture. The handle carries a manually actuatable spring biased lever having a latching portion projecting into the aperture in a normal position and an external actuating portion spaced from the latching portion for manual actuation against the spring bias to shift the latching portion from its normal position to a release position at least partially within a lever recess in the handle. A palm ratchet is disclosed which has a toothed perimeteral portion insertable into the aperture when the latching portion is in its release position. The perimeteral portion includes a surface defining a latching recess for receiving the latching portion when the latching portion is in the normal position thereby maintaining the handle and palm ratchet in a connected condition. The toothed wall and the toothed portion being coactably engageable whereby forces applied to the handle will rotatively drive the palm ratchet.

6588039, Jul 8, 2003

Mar 21, 2002

10/103340

Darryle E. Bates - Cuyahoga Falls OH

Stride Tool, Inc. - Ellicottville NY

B25F 100

7107, 81 94

A plier tool for cutting multi-conductor electrical cables is disclosed. The tool has a pair of levers having pivotally connected boss portions. The levers also having coacting handle and jaw portions on opposite sides of the boss portions such that upon manipulation of the handles toward one another the jaw portions close to perform a work operation. The jaw portions include coactable cutter sections each having stepped parts oriented such that on closure on a multi-conductor cable a first pair of the parts will substantially sever a first conductor before a second pair of the parts commences to sever a second conductor.

6609405, Aug 26, 2003

Oct 15, 2002

10/272586

Darryle Bates - Cuyahoga Falls OH
Patrick Mulvaney - Solon OH

Stride Tool Inc. - Ellicottville NY

B21D 1104

72459, 72388, 72217

A tube bender comprising a mandrel, a forming member connected to the mandrel for coaction with the mandrel to effectuate at least 180 degree bending of a tube wherein the forming member has at least two bending positions defined thereon, a handle pivotally connected to the forming member, a release member movable relative to the handle wherein the release member is associated with the handle, and engagement means for securing the release member in a locked position relative to the forming member when the handle is selectively moved to any of one the at least two bending positions thereby preventing relative movement between the handle and the forming member. The release member enables an operator to move the release member to an unlocked position to permit such operator to move the handle relative to the forming member between the at least two bending positions.

6619158, Sep 16, 2003

Jun 13, 2001

09/880593

Darryle E. Bates - Cuyahoga Falls OH
Leonard R. Murg - Eastlake OH

Stride Tool, Inc. - Ellicottville NY

H02G 112

81 94, 7107, 30 901

A cable cutting and stripping tool is disclosed. The tool has a pair of pivotally connected levers relatively moveable between open and closed positions. Each lever includes a handle portion and a jaw portion disposed on opposite sides of the pivot. The levers have coacting cable severing blades adapted to sever a cable in a shearing action. The levers further include a pair of coacting shield insulation cutting and stripping cutters. The levers also include a coacting pair of sheath and conductor insulation cutting and stripping cutters. A process of preparing a coaxial cable for attachment of a connector is also disclosed.

6883360, Apr 26, 2005

Aug 26, 2003

10/647942

Darryle Bates - Cuyahoga Falls OH, US
Patrick Mulvaney - Solon OH, US

Stride Tool Inc. - Ellicottville NY

B21D011/04
B21D007/04

72459, 72159, 72217

A tube bender comprising a mandrel, a forming member connected to the mandrel for coaction with the mandrel to effectuate bending of a tube wherein the forming member has at least two bending positions defined thereon, a handle pivotally connected to said forming member, and a release member movable relative to said handle and configured to be secured in a locked position relative to said forming member when said handle is selectively moved to any of one said at least two bending positions thereby preventing relative movement between said handle and said forming member. The release member enables an operator to move the release member to an unlocked position to permit such operator to move the handle relative to the forming member between the at least two bending positions.

7096707, Aug 29, 2006

Apr 26, 2005

11/115092

Darryle Bates - Cuyahoga Falls OH, US
Patrick Mulvaney - Solon OH, US

Stride Tool Inc. - Ellicottville NY

B21D 11/04
B21D 7/04

72459, 72388, 72217

A tube bender comprising a mandrel, a forming member connected to the mandrel for coaction with the mandrel to effectuate bending of a tube wherein the forming member has at least two bending positions defined thereon, a handle pivotally connected to said forming member, and a release member movable relative to said handle and configured to be secured in a locked position relative to said forming member when said handle is selectively moved to any of one said at least two bending positions thereby preventing relative movement between said handle and said forming member. The release member enables an operator to move the release member to an unlocked position to permit such operator to move the handle relative to the forming member between the at least two bending positions.