Patent ID: 6370991
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B25B,B25G

Abstract:
Pliers for use in a narrow space, comprising:a) first and second neck sections pivotally connected together, each neck section having a jaw section extending therefrom, whereby pivoting movement of the neck sections relative to each other causes movement of the jaw sections from and toward a closed position; b) a first hand grip integrally formed with the first neck section, the first hand grip having a first curved portion; c) a second hand grip pivotally connected to the second neck portion, the second hand grip having a second curved portion; and, d) a pivot device pivotally connecting the second hand grip to the second neck portion such that the second hand grip is movable between a first position in which the first and second curved portions are mirror images of each other when the jaw sections are in the closed position, and a second position in which the first and second curved portions are adjacent and parallel to each other when the jaw sections are in the closed position.