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US 5,630,345 AGranted
Pliers having a manually adjustable, self-locking hinged jaw piece
OwnerStephen S. Ciccotelliinventor
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Abstract
The pliers has a hinged jaw piece which is pivotally attached to a support arm for adjusting the hinged jaw piece parallel relative to the other jaw. The adjustment means is manually operated and is self-locking.
Claims4
In a pliers comprising:
- (a) a fixed jaw;
- (b) a support arm for the fixed jaw fixedly attached to the fixed jaw;
- (c) a hinged jaw piece;
- (d) a support arm for the hinged jaw piece pivotally attached to the hinged jaw piece, the support arm for the hinged jaw piece being pivotally attached to the support arm for the fixed jaw;
- (e) a handle attached to the support arm for the fixed jaw;
- (f) a handle attached to the support arm for the hinged jaw piece;
- and (g) means for adjusting the position of the hinged jaw piece parallel relative to the fixed jaw including means for locking the hinged jaw piece in adjusted position, the adjusting and locking means for the hinged jaw piece including a link pivotally connected to the hinged jaw piece and operatively connected to the support arm for the hinged jaw piece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.