Patent ID: 6176158
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A pincer tool comprising:a first elongated main body member having a first upper end and a first pivot section, said first upper end forming a first jaw section, said first pivot section having a first pivot hole and a first locating hole formed therein, said first locating hole displaced from said first pivot hole;a second elongated main body member having a second upper end and a second pivot section, said second upper end forming a second jaw section, said second pivot section having a non-circular recess formed therein, said non-circular recess having a second pivot hole formed therethrough;a fixing member having a non-circular head section and a shaft member projecting therefrom, said non-circular head section having a second locating hole formed therein, said shaft member having a first set of screw threads formed thereon;a resilient member having first and second ends;a tightening member having a threaded opening formed therethrough, said threaded opening defining an inner surface of said tightening member, said inner surface having a second set of screw threads formed thereon, whereby said first and second elongated main body members are lockingly engaged when said non-circular head section of said fixing member is seated within said non-circular recess and said shaft member projects through said second pivot hole, said second pivot hole further receiving said resilient member, said second end of said resilient member being received within said second locating hole of said non-circular head section and said first end of said resilient member being received within said first locating hole of said first pivot section, said first pivot hole of said first pivot section receiving said shaft member, said shaft member further received within said threaded opening, said first set of screw threads engaging said second set of screw threads.