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

Claim 0:
1. A tool having a longitudinal axis, the tool comprising:
first and second halves pivotally coupled together and pivotable about a pivot axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
a grip portion adapted to engage a work piece and including a surface with a depression that follows a first curve, the surface having a first set of elongated teeth disposed on the depression, wherein each tooth of the first set of elongated teeth abuts a front face of the grip portion and extends substantially across an entirety of the depression in a direction away from the front face and at a non-zero angle relative to a 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 face.