Patent ID: 8016276
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A clamping and/or spreading tool, the clamping and/or spreading tool comprising: a stationary jaw; a support fixedly connected to said stationary jaw; a push or pull rod slideably supported on said support; a distance driver engageable with the push or pull rod; a force driver engageable with the push or pull rod; a movable jaw fixedly arranged on the push or pull rod; and a trigger defining a first lever arm and a second lever arm, the trigger operably connected to the distance driver by a decoupling mechanism, the decoupling mechanism comprising a coupling rod and a release mechanism, wherein the trigger defines the first lever arm when the trigger applies a force to the distance driver through the coupling rod, and wherein the trigger defines the second lever arm when the trigger applies a force to the force driver when the release mechanism disconnects the coupling rod from the distance driver.