Easy shift snap ring pliers

A snap ring pliers for engaging with different retaining rings, said pliers comprising:

• a pair of handles including an upper portion pivotally coupled together at a hub, said hub including an aperture, said handles each including an upper pin arranged above said aperture and each including a lower pin arranged below said aperture,
• a pair of jaws including a lower portion pivotally coupled together at a shaft, said shaft being slidably engaged in said aperture and adapted to be moved between an upper position and a lower position, said jaws each including a bottom portion having a notch for engaging with said lower pin and each including a middle portion having a guide channel for engaging with said upper pin, said guide channels each including an upper curved slot and a lower curved slot for engaging with said upper pins, and
• means for positioning said shaft in said lower position and for allowing said shaft to be moved to said upper position,
• said notches being engaged with said lower pins for allowing said jaws to be moved away from each other when said shaft is positioned in said lower position and when said handles are moved toward each other, and said notches being disengaged from said lower pins and said upper pins being engaged with said lower curved slots of said jaws for allowing said jaws to be moved toward each other when said shaft is positioned in said upper position and when said handles are moved toward each other.