Patent ID: 6296365
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B25B,F21V

Abstract:
A lighted plier, comprising:a. a first plier member, a second plier member, each plier member having a handle portion, a jaw portion, and a pivot section intermediate the handle portion and the jaw portion, the handle portion of the first plier member having a distal end, a proximal end, and a length extending between the proximal and distal ends, the handle portion of the first plier member defining a bore longitudinally extending along at least a portion of the length, the bore having a bore front end near the pivot section of the first plier member and an opposed bore back end adjacent the proximal end of the handle portion of the first plier member, the second plier member pivotally mounted relative to the pivot section of the first plier member at the pivot section of the second plier member to be pivotally moveable relative to the first plier member;b. a light source capable of producing a beam of light, the light source disposed within the bore of the handle portion adjacent the bore front end, wherein the beam of light produced by the light source is in communication with at least a portion of the first and second plier members;c. at least one elongated optically conductive tube having a first end proximal to and in communication with the light source and an opposed second end which forms a light aperture, wherein the beam of light produced by the light source is in communication with the first end of the tube and travels from the first end to the second end thereof to exit out of the light aperture;d. a guide head disposed within the bore of the handle portion of the first plier member between the bore front end of the bore and the light source, the guide head having at least one channel extending therethrough, wherein the first end of the tube is connected to the channel; ande. power means for energizing the light source.