Tool adapter and method

A combination foldable hand tool, adapter, and implement, the combination comprising:

• a foldable hand tool having a pair of elongate gripping jaws, each of the jaws including a gripping portion and a tang, the jaws being pivotally connected to each other with a pivot located between the gripping portion and the tang;
• and a pair of elongate handles, each of the handles being pivotally connected to the tang of one of the gripping jaws with a pin;
• an adapter having an implement locking means and a tool engagement means for removably engaging the pins of the handles;
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• an implement having a tool head and an adapter engagement means adapted to cooperate with the implement locking means to removably secure the implement to the adapter.

A method for removably engaging an implement to a foldable hand tool, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a foldable hand tool having a pair of elongate gripping jaws, each of the jaws including a gripping portion and a tang, the jaws being pivotally connected to each other with a pivot located between the gripping portion and the tang;
• and a pair of elongate handles, each of the handles being pivotally connected to the tang of one of the gripping jaws with a pin;
• b) providing an adapter having an implement locking means and a tool engagement means for removably engaging the pins of the handles;
• c) providing an implement having a tool head and an adapter engagement means adapted to cooperate with the implement locking means to removably secure the implement to the adapter;
• d) removably engaging the tool engagement means of the adapter to the pins of the handles;
• e) removably engaging the adapter engagement means of the implement to the implement locking means of the adapter;
• f) holding the handles of the foldable hand tool to position the tool head for use;
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• g) moving the handle to operatively manipulate the tool head.