Patent ID: 7762163
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A combination tool comprising a pair of pliers having a pair of opposing jaws that extend from opposing first and second handles, said opposing first and second handles tapers inwardly from adjacent said pivot means to free tip end portions thereof; pivot means pivotally connecting the opposing first and second handles to one another, each of said first and second handles having opposing inner surfaces and oppositely oriented outer surfaces, at least a portion of said inner surface of at least said first handle being generally concave so as to define a groove, at least a portion of said inner surface of at least said second handle being generally convex and defining a ridge of a size to cooperatively seat within said groove when said first and second handles are closed into engagement with one another to thereby create a spudding tool wherein said ridge and said groove are cooperatively sized to reinforce and prevent accidental shifting of the opposing handles when said ridge is seated within said groove to thereby create the spudding tool.