Patent ID: 7100481
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: B25B,B25G,H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A hand tool, comprising: first and second elongated frames, each including a handle and a jaw; a pivot pin extending through the first and second elongated frames to pivotably join them, the first and second elongated frames being movable between open and closed positions, the joined first and second elongated frames defining a longitudinal axis of the hand tool; a locking member permanently engageable with one of the elongated frames and releasably engageable with the other of the elongated frames to selectably hold the elongated frames in the closed position, the locking member being engageable with said other of the elongated frames by movement along the longitudinal axis toward the handles of said elongated frames; and a sleeve mounted over at least one of the handles, the handle having a free end and being connected at its other end to the jaw, the frames each defining a plane, one of the sleeve and said one handle including a groove and the other including a protrusion, the groove being spaced from the free end of the handle, and the protrusion extending transversely to the plane of the frame, the groove and protrusion interfitting with one another to retain the sleeve on said one handle.