Hand tool

Abstract

A hand tool including a handle and a tool head. The tool head is a V-shaped or modified V-shaped tool head.

1 .- 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A hand tool, comprising:
 at least two prongs connected together and defining a gripping receiver; and   at least one resilient gripping member provided on an end manipulating edge of at least one of the two prongs.   
     
     
         22 . A hand tool, comprising:
 at least two prongs connected together and defining a gripping receiver; and   at least one resilient gripping member provided on an inner gripping edge and an end manipulating edge of at least one of the two prongs.   
     
     
         23 . A hand tool, comprising:
 at least two prongs connected together and defining a gripping receiver;   a first gripping member provided on an inner gripping edge of at least one of the prongs; and   a second resilient gripping member provided on an end manipulating edge of at least one of the two prongs.   
     
     
         24 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein the gripping member extends along at least a portion of an inner gripping edge and along at least a portion of the end manipulating edge of the at least one of the two prongs. 
     
     
         25 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein the first gripping member and second gripping member are set at an angle relative to each other. 
     
     
         26 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein the first gripping member and the second gripping member of at least one of the two prongs is a unitary gripping member. 
     
     
         27 . The tool according to  claim 26 , wherein the gripping member comprises a curved outer gripping edge extending around a corner defined by the inner gripping edge and the end manipulating edge of at least one of the two prongs. 
     
     
         28 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein the inner gripping edge and the end manipulating edge are set at an angle relative to each other. 
     
     
         29 . The tool according to  claim 25 , wherein the inner gripping edge and the end manipulating edge are set at an angle relative to each other. 
     
     
         30 . The tool according to  claim 29 , wherein the angle between the first gripping element and second gripping element is a same angle as the angle between the inner gripping edge and end manipulating edge of at least one of the prong. 
     
     
         31 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein a gripping edge of the first resilient gripping member and a gripping edge of the second resilient gripping member are set at an angle relative to each other. 
     
     
         32 . The tool according to  claim 30 , wherein a gripping edge of the first resilient gripping member and a gripping edge of the second resilient gripping member are set at an angle relative to each other. 
     
     
         33 . The tool according to  claim 30 , wherein the angle between the gripping edge of the first resilient gripping member and the gripping edge of the second resilient gripping member is the same angle. 
     
     
         34 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein at least one of the inner gripping edge and end manipulation edge is a straight edge. 
     
     
         35 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein at least one of the first resilient gripping element and second resilient gripping element comprises a straight gripping edge. 
     
     
         36 . The tool according to  claim 35 , wherein at least one of the first resilient gripping element and second resilient gripping element comprises a straight gripping edge. 
     
     
         37 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein the inner gripping edge is provided with a first slot receiving the first gripping element, and the end manipulating edge is provided with a second slot receiving the second gripping element. 
     
     
         38 . The tool according to  claim 37 , wherein the first slot is continuous with the second slot. 
     
     
         39 . The tool according to  claim 34 , further comprising at least one pin securing the resilient gripping member within the slot. 
     
     
         40 . The tool according to  claim 35 , further comprising at least one pin securing the first gripping element within the first slot, and a least one pin securing the second gripping element in the second slot. 
     
     
         41 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein at least one of the two prongs comprises a second gripping receiver. 
     
     
         42 . The tool according to  claim 41 , wherein the second gripping receiver is defined by a pair of opposed hook end portions. 
     
     
         43 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein the two prongs are V-shaped. 
     
     
         44 . The tool according to  claim 21 , wherein the end manipulating edge of at least one of the two prongs is a leading edge of the tool so that the resilient gripping element is a first point of contact with an object to be manipulated. 
     
     
         45 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein at least one of the first resilient gripping member and the second resilient gripping member is a plate gripping member. 
     
     
         46 . The tool according to  claim 45 , wherein an inner edge of the plate gripping member is disposed within a slot provided in the surface of at least one of the inner gripping edge and end manipulating edge of the at least one prong, and a raised outer exposed resilient gripping edge of the plate gripping member extends above the surface. 
     
     
         47 . The tool according to  claim 46 , wherein the outer exposed resilient gripping edge is a flat edge. 
     
     
         48 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein the first gripping element and the second gripping element define a bent continuous outer gripping edge extending around an angle between the inner gripping edge and the end manipulating edge of at least one of the two prongs. 
     
     
         49 . The tool according to  claim 23 , wherein the handle is made of an electrical non-conductive material.