Tools – Tool jaw – Jaw-actuating means
Patent
1998-07-01
2000-01-18
Smith, James G.
Tools
Tool jaw
Jaw-actuating means
81357, 814095, B25B 712
Patent
active
060149175
ABSTRACT:
Self adjusting pliers for grasping a workpiece include first and second plier members each including a handle portion, a jaw portion, and an intermediate portion therebetween. The self-adjusting pliers include a first pivot pin about which the first and second plier members pivot permitting the jaw portions to converge on a workpiece and grasp the workpiece in response to initial movement of the handle portions toward each other. The self adjusting pliers further include a second pivot pin about which the pliers pivot once pivoting has been terminated about the first pivot pin so as to permit a further grasping force to be applied to the workpiece in response to continued movement of the handle portions toward each other. The second pivot pin is closer to the jaw portions than the first pivot pin to allow for a greater mechanical advantage to be obtained. The self adjusting pliers also include a biasing spring for biasing the handle portions away from each other and the jaw portions away from each other. Self-locking pliers are also provided, either in combination with the self-adjusting pliers or individually, for automatically locking the jaw portions into engagement with a workpiece.
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Bally Alexander
Colburn Eric R.
B!G Ventures, L.L.C.
Queen II Benjamin T.
Silverman Arnold B.
Smith James G.
Thomas David B.
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