Hose clamp pliers

A method of opening a hose clamp, the method comprising:

• opening hose clamp pliers, wherein the hose clamp pliers comprise:
• a first plier half including a first jaw portion and a first handle;
• a second plier half including a second jaw portion and a second handle;
• and
• a pivot member pivotally coupling the first plier half and the second plier half such that when the hose clamp pliers are in a closed position the first jaw portion is adjacent to the second jaw portion and the hose clamp pliers define a longitudinal axis that extends from the first and second jaw portions to the first and second handles,
• wherein the first jaw portion includes a first inner face, a first longitudinal groove in the first inner face, and a second longitudinal groove in the first inner face, each of the first and second longitudinal grooves of the first jaw portion including a first front section extending from a front end of the first jaw portion and a first angled section extending at an angle from the first front section in a direction away from the second jaw portion, and
• wherein the second jaw portion includes a second inner face, a third longitudinal groove in the second inner face, and a fourth longitudinal groove in the second inner face, each of the third and fourth longitudinal grooves including a second front section extending from a front end of the second jaw portion and a second angled section extending at an angle from the second front section in a direction away from the first jaw portion;
• positioning a first tab of the hose clamp in the first angled section of the first longitudinal groove;
• positioning a second tab of the hose clamp in the second angled section of one of the third longitudinal groove or fourth longitudinal groove;
• and
• moving the hose clamp pliers toward the closed position so as to open the hose clamp,
• wherein the longitudinal axis includes a jaw end and a handle end, and wherein the first angled section of the first groove is angled toward the handle end of the longitudinal axis throughout the movement of the hose clamp pliers toward the closed position such that the first angled section of the first groove engages the first tab at an inward angle throughout the movement of the hose clamp pliers toward the closed position.