| US 7,503,124 B2 | ||
| Tool with non-slip feature or friction assembly | ||
| Robert J. B. Hobden, Ottawa (Canada); Gregory Scott Snider, Bel Air, Md. (US); and Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko, Brockville (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Black & Decker Inc., Towson, Md. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/939,308. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/875006, filed on Dec. 15, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0142676 A1, Jun. 19, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B43L 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—451 [33/484] | 25 Claims |
| 1. A tool, comprising:
an elongated body having a foot assembly located on a side of the body;
wherein the foot assembly includes a high friction foot and a low friction foot;
wherein the high friction foot is located in a fixed position on and extends perpendicular to the elongated body; and
wherein the low friction foot is movably coupled with the elongated body and extends generally outwardly therefrom such that
a portion thereof extends beyond the high friction foot when the foot assembly is in a resting position.
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