Patent ID: 6662690
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A pliers for clamping a hose comprising in combination:a first lever arm including a first jaw at one end, a handle at the opposite end and an intermediate pivot; a second lever arm including a pivot at one end connected with the intermediate pivot of the first lever arm, and including a handle at the opposite end opposed to and aligned with the first lever arm handle; a jaw member including a pivot connected to the pivots of the first and second lever arms for pivoting about a common pivot axis and further including a second jaw in opposed relation to the first jaw; and a connecting link pivotally attached at one end to the jaw member and including a cam member engaged at the opposite end of the link simultaneously to a first cam pathway in the first lever arm and a second cam pathway in the second lever arm, said first and second cam pathways each being radially spaced from the common pivot axis whereby closure of the handles by movement of the handles toward each other about the common pivot axis effects movement of the jaws toward each other.