Patent ID: 6212979
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B25B,B25G

Abstract:
An anti-slide cover for a pair of toggle operated pliers of the type including a first handle, a second handle, a toggle link pivotally connected between the first handle and the second handle, and a release lever having an end pivotally connected to the second handle by a first pin, the first pin including two first exposed enlarged ends, the toggle link including an end pivotally connected to the second handle by a second pin, the second pin including two second exposed enlarged ends, the anti-slide cover being detachably attached to the second handle and comprising a compartment adapted to fittingly embrace a portion of the second handle, the compartment being U-shaped and including two side walls extending from an interconnecting wall, each side wall having a first depression for releasably engaging with an associated said first exposed enlarged end and a second depression for releasably engaging with an associated said second exposed enlarged end, with the first and second depressions being formed exclusively in the side walls.