US 11,850,712 B1
Securing tool
Robert Carl Shields, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed by Robert Carl Shields, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/505,773.
Application 17/505,773 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/232,740, filed on Apr. 16, 2021.
Application 17/232,740 is a continuation of application No. 16/182,127, filed on Nov. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,981,263, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Int. Cl. B25B 25/00 (2006.01); F16L 21/06 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 25/005 (2013.01) [F16L 21/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A securing tool, comprising:
a handle;
one or more prying members positioned at a first end of the securing tool opposite the handle, the one or more prying members shaped to engage a release of a self-tensioned clamp such that the handle can be manipulated to spring the self-tensioned clamp;
a paddle extending from a surface of the securing tool at an oblique angle, wherein one end of the paddle is secured to the surface and an opposite end of the paddle is free to vibrate relative to the surface;
one or more sensors configured to raise one or more signals in response to the self-tensioned clamp being operated to spring the self-tensioned clamp, wherein one or more of the sensors comprises a vibration sensor mounted on the paddle; and
a logic configured to determine whether the one or more signals satisfy one or more criteria, and to provide output indicative of the determination.