Gripping tool

A gripping tool comprising:

• first and second arms connected to each other at proximal ends thereof;
• a first gripping portion at a distal end of the first arm, the first gripping portion having a first gripping surface;
• and
• a second gripping portion at a distal end of the second arm, the second gripping portion having a second gripping surface, wherein
• the first and second arms are configured such that the first and second gripping surfaces are in planar contact with each other when the first and second arms are pressed in closing directions toward each other,
• at least one of the first and second arms includes a bent portion at a distal end of the at least one of the first and second arms extending toward another of the at least first and second arms,
• at least one of the first and second gripping portions is an elastic part extending from the distal end toward the proximal end,
• the elastic part includes a fixed end connected to the distal end and a free end opposite to the fixed end in an extending direction of the elastic part, and
• the free end of the elastic part is configured to, when the first and second arms are further pressed in the closing directions from a state in which the first and second gripping surfaces are in planar contact with each other, be elastically deformed while maintaining the planar contact between the first gripping surface and the second gripping surface.