Patent ID: 7389715
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A pliers-type hand tool, comprising: a first arm including a handle, a jaw, and an intermediate portion that interconnects said handle and said jaw thereof and that is formed with a threaded blind hole; a second arm including a handle, a jaw, and an intermediate portion that interconnects said handle and said jaw thereof and that is formed with a through-hole; a pivot joint interconnecting said intermediate portions of said first and second arms, and permitting relative rotation of said first and second arms about a pivot axis, said pivot joint including a locking member for tightening engagement between said shank portion of said pivot joint and said threaded blind hole, said locking member threadedly engaging and extending through said threaded through-hole in said pivot joint, and abutting against said intermediate portion of said first arm.