Pair of pliers

A pair of pliers comprising:

• two shank members having free forward ends and pivotally joined together by a connecting member, at least one of the shank members being built-up of two side plates spaced apart along at least a part of their extension;
• a pair of jaws carried by the shank members at respective forward ends thereof, at least one of the jaws having a mounting flap for attachment to the said at least one of the shank members;
• and
• a pair of handles, each operatively connected to one of the shank members, said side plates being in the region of said free forward ends spaced apart so as to define between them a first reception chamber for said mounting flap of said at least one of said jaws, and continuing from said reception chamber rearwardly toward a free end of the respective shank with undiminished spacing along a sufficiently long path so as to define adjacently to the first reception chamber a second reception chamber for accommodating said connecting member, at least one of the side plates having rearwardly of the second reception chamber a tapering section of selected length defining a transition zone to a section of reduced spacing of the two side plates, a first pivot pin member passing through the connecting member and at least one of the side plates in the region of the second reception chamber for pivotal attachment of the shank member to the connecting member, and a second pivot pin member passing through one of the handles at a free forward end thereof and through at least one of the side plates in the said section of reduced spacing for the pivotal attachment of said handle to said shank member.