Patent ID: 8661948
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: B21K,B25B,B25G

Abstract:
1. A pliers comprising: a first member including a first head and a first handle; a first grip including a first open end, a second open end, and a first side extending between the first and second open ends, the first grip being positioned on the first handle where the first handle extends through the first open end and the second open end such that an end portion of the first handle opposite the first head is exposed; a second member pivotally coupled to the first member, the second member including a second head and a second handle; and a second grip including a first open end, a second open end, and a first side extending between the first and second open ends, the second grip being positioned on the second handle where the second handle extends through the first and second open ends of the second grip such that an end portion of the second handle opposite the second head is exposed, wherein the first grip includes a first slot fully-bounded within the first side of the first grip such that the first slot has a continuous perimeter between the first and second open ends of the first grip and configured to allow the first grip to deflect to facilitate sliding the end portion of the first handle through the first and second open ends of the first grip, and wherein the second grip includes a second slot fully-bounded within the first side of the second grip such that the second slot has a continuous perimeter between the first and second open ends of the second grip and configured to allow the second grip to deflect to facilitate sliding the end portion of the second handle through the first and second open ends of the second grip.