Laminated hand tool assembly

A hand tool assembly comprising:

• longitudinally extending first and second rigid members, each having a handle portion, a throat portion and a working end, the members being joined by a pivot pin in said throat portion for the working ends to move toward each other in response to the handle portions being moved in one of directions toward and away from each other;
• the first rigid member being of laminated construction and the handle portion thereof including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• the second rigid member being of laminated construction and the handle portion thereof including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• and,
• a first jaw adhesively affixed to said working end of said first rigid member and a second jaw adhesively affixed to said working end of said second rigid member, wherein each of said first and second jaws includes an inside edge adjacent said pivot pin, an outside edge longitudinally spaced from said inside edge and a key portion extending longitudinally from said inside edge each of said first and second rigid members includes a keyway, each said key portion being received in a corresponding one of said keyways.

A hand tool assembly comprising:

• longitudinally extending first and second rigid members, each having a handle portion, a throat portion and a working end, the members being joined by a pivot pin in said throat portion for the working ends to move toward each other in response to the handle portions being moved in one of directions toward and away from each other;
• the first rigid member being of laminated construction and the handle portion thereof including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• the second rigid member being of laminated construction and the handle portion thereof including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• and,
• a first jaw adhesively affixed to said working end of said first rigid member and a second jaw adhesively affixed to said working end of said second rigid member, wherein said first jaw extends longitudinally beyond said working end of said first rigid member, and said second jaw extends longitudinally beyond said working end of said second rigid member.

A hand tool assembly comprising:

• longitudinally extending first and second rigid members, each having a handle portion, a throat portion and a working end, the members being joined by a pivot pin for the working ends to move toward each other in response to the handle portions being moved in one of directions toward and away from each other;
• the first rigid member being of laminated construction and the handle portion thereof including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• the second rigid member being of laminated construction and the handle portion thereof including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• and,
• a first jaw adhesively affixed to said working end of said first rigid member and a second jaw adhesively affixed to said working end of said second rigid member, wherein said second jaw includes an opening for receiving at least one of said plurality of substantially flat laminations of said second rigid member.

A hand tool assembly comprising:

• longitudinally extending first and second rigid members, each having a handle portion, a throat portion and a working end, the members being joined by a pivot pin whereby the working ends are caused to move toward each other in response to the handle portions being moved toward each other;
• the first rigid member being of laminated construction and the handle portion thereof including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• the second rigid member being of laminated construction and the handle portion thereof including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• and,
• a first jaw affixed to said working end of said first rigid member and a second jaw affixed to said working end of said second rigid member, each of said first and second jaws including an inside edge adjacent said pivot pin, an outside edge longitudinally spaced from said inside edge and a key portion extending longitudinally from said inside edge, and each of said first and second rigid members including a keyway receiving a corresponding one of said key portions.

A hand tool assembly comprising:

• first and second rigid members, each having a handle portion, a throat portion and a working end, the members being joined by a pivot pin in a scissors-like arrangement whereby the working ends are caused to move toward each other in response to the handle portions being moved toward each other;
• the first rigid member of laminated construction including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• the second rigid member of laminated construction including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• and,
• a first jaw adhesively fixed to said working end of said first rigid member and a second jaw adhesively fixed to said working end of said second rigid member, wherein said first and second jaws are adhesively fixed by an epoxy cement.

A hand tool assembly comprising:

• longitudinally extending first and second rigid members, each having a handle portion, a throat portion and a working end, the members being joined by a pivot pin for the working ends to move toward each other in response to the handle portions being moved in one of directions toward and away from each other;
• the first rigid member being of laminated construction and the handle portion thereof including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• the second rigid member being of laminated construction and the handle portion thereof including a plurality of substantially flat laminations;
• and,
• a first jaw adhesively affixed to said working end of said first rigid member and a second jaw adhesively affixed to said working end of said second rigid member, wherein said first jaw includes an opening for receiving at least one of said plurality of substantially flat laminations of said first rigid member.