Patent ID: 11926024
Assignee: nan
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 3:
4. A plumbing tool assembly for removing a cartridge housing from a valve body of a shower faucet, said assembly comprising:
a pair of pliers, said pair of pliers having a pair of jaws being urgeable toward or away from each other;
a pair of panels, each of said pair of panels being coupled to a respective one of said pair of jaws of said pair of pliers, each of said pair of panels being urged toward or away from each other when said jaws are urged toward or away from each other, each of said panels having a first surface being bonded to a gripping surface of said respective jaw having a front edge of each of said panels being aligned with each other, each of said panels having first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, of said first lateral edge and second lateral edge having a straight portion intersecting said front edge at a perpendicular angle and an angled portion angling inwardly between said straight portion and said jaw such that each of said panels has a pentagonal shape; and
a pair of grips, each of said grips being attached to a respective one of said panels, each of said grips having a scallop wherein said scallop in each of said pair of grips is configured to accommodate a cartridge housing on a valve body of a shower faucet, said scallop in each of said grips being aligned with each other wherein said scallop in each of said pair of grips is configured to facilitate said pair of grips to be closed around the cartridge housing for removing the cartridge housing from the valve body, each of said grips having a rear edge being coupled to said front edge of said respective panel, each of said grips having a bend being positioned between said rear edge and a forward edge of said grips such that said forward edge of each of said pair of grips is directed toward each other, said scallop in each of said pair of grips extending from said forward edge toward said bend, said scallop in each of said grips being centrally positioned on said forward edge, said forward edge of each of said grips abutting each other having said scallop in each of said grips forming a circle when said pliers are closed wherein said pair of grips is configured to grip the cartridge housing.