Pliers for crimping work pieces

Pliers for crimping work pieces, comprising:

• a pliers head;
• a first pivot jaw being arranged in the region of said pliers head;
• a second pivot jaw being arranged in the region of said pliers head;
• a common joint pivotally connecting said first and second pivot jaw;
• a first die being arranged at said first pivot jaw;
• a second die being arranged at said second pivot jaw, said first and second die together forming a crimping die;
• a first handle being operatively connected to said first pivot jaw and including an end portion facing away from said pliers head, said first handle being divided into at least a first portion and a second portion;
• a second handle being operatively connected to said second pivot jaw and including an end portion facing away from said pliers head, said first handle and said second handle being designed and arranged to be movable with respect to one another and to be operable to crimp the work piece by at least two successive crimping steps, said second portion of said first handle being coupled to said first portion of said first handle to enable a plurality of different angle positions each corresponding to one of said at least two successive crimping steps in a way that said end portions of said first handle and said end portion of said second handle may be held and operated by the fingers of one hand in each angle position of each crimping step;
• a locking mechanism being designed and arranged to attain a defined closed position of said first die and said second die and to maintain the closed position of said dies between said successive crimping steps;
• and
• a toggle lever drive including a plurality of supporting joints and a pressure lever operatively connecting said first handle and said second handle, said pressure levet being supported by said plurality of supporting joints.