Patent ID: 6431033
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B23D,B25B

Abstract:
A tool comprising:a handle having a first handle piece and a second handle piece, with each handle piece having a first end and a second end, with the second ends of the first handle piece and the second handle piece for grasping; a fixed jaw including an operative section, with the fixed jaw being fixed between the first ends of the first handle piece and the second handle piece, with the fixed jaw defining an end having two spaced lugs; a movable jaw mounted to and slidable relative to the handle, the movable jaw including an operative section for cooperating with the operative section of the fixed jaw, the movable jaw further including a rack formed thereon; and a positioning means including a ratchet wheel rotatably mounted to the handle and a gear that meshes with the rack of the movable jaw, the gear being connected with the ratchet wheel such that the gear is driven to urge the movable jaw to move with respect to the fixed jaw when the ratchet wheel is turned, the positioning means including a shaft extending through the first end of the first handle piece, the lugs, and the first end of the second handle piece, the shaft having an end extending beyond the first handle, the ratchet wheel being securely mounted to the end of the shaft, the gear being securely mounted around a middle portion of the shaft that is located between the lugs; wherein the operative section of the movable jaw is moved toward the operative section of the fixed jaw when the ratchet wheel is turned in a first direction, and wherein the operative section of the movable jaw is moved away from the operative section of the fixed jaw when the ratchet wheel is turned in a reverse direction from the first direction.