Patent ID: 11938600
Assignee: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A pliers-type tool having a longitudinal axis, the pliers-type tool comprising:
a first half including a first handle portion, a first joint portion having an aperture adapted to receive a fastener, and a first grip portion including a first surface with a first depression, the first surface having a first set of elongated teeth disposed on the first depression, wherein the first set of teeth abut a front face of the first grip portion that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and each tooth of the first set of elongated teeth extends substantially across an entirety of the first depression in a first direction away from the front face and at a first non-zero angle relative to a first plane; and
a second half including a second handle portion, a second joint portion having a slot adapted to receive the fastener to couple the first and second halves about a pivot axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a second grip portion including a second surface with a second depression, the second surface having a second set of elongated teeth disposed on the second depression, wherein the second set of elongated teeth abut a front face of the second grip portion that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and each tooth of the second set of teeth extends substantially across an entirety of the second depression in a second direction away from the front face of the second grip portion and at a second non-zero angle relative to the first plane,
wherein the first plane is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, is substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis, and extends through the front faces of the respective first and second grip portions.