Patent ID: 8434391
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A hand operated gripping tool comprising: a first jaw fixedly connected with a first jaw handle; a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw such that said first and second jaws cooperably define a variable size space therebetween for receiving a part to be gripped; a second jaw handle pivotally connected with said second jaw and operable to cause sliding movement of said second jaw relative to said first jaw; and a link system pivotally connected to said second jaw handle and having a guided portion selectively engageable with a guide slot provided on said first jaw handle, said guided portion being engageable with a first portion of said guide slot to define a first range of said sliding movement of said second jaw towards said first jaw and being engageable with a second portion of said guide slot to define a second range of said sliding movement of said second jaw towards said first jaw, wherein said first and second portions of said guide slot are offset and connected by a connecting portion of said guide slot.