Patent ID: 7437978
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A self-adjusting locking vise grip comprising: a stationary jaw extending from one end of a stationary handle; a pivoting jaw being pivotally retained adjacent said stationary jaw; a pivoting handle being pivotally engaged with said pivoting jaw; a slide carriage being slidably retained by the other end of said stationary handle; an adjustment screw being threadably engaged with said slide carriage; and a first link having one end pivotally engaged with said pivoting handle, the other end of said first link being pivotally engaged with one end of a second link, the other end of said second link being pivotally engaged with said slide carriage, the other end of said first link contacting said adjustment screw during operation of said self-adjusting locking vise grip.