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OwnerSiegfried Storm, Christian Heggemann +4inventors
InventorsSiegfried Storm, Christian Heggemann, Detlev Hetland, Guenter Hanning, Thomas Koester, Andreas Wedler
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An accessory for pliers-type tools includes a shell that is removably connected with one or both levers of the tool to alter the size of the gripping portion of the tool to conform with the size of the user's hand. Each shell has a generally L-shaped configuration and an outer gripping surface which is arched, preferably in both longitudinal and latitudinal directions, to accommodate the user's hand. In addition, the levers include an opening adjacent to the gripping portion and the shells include a locking mechanism adapted to engage the lever within the opening to connect the shell with the lever.
An accessory for pliers-type tools comprising a pair of pivotally connected levers each having a portion for gripping by the hand of the user, comprising
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