Patent ID: 6019352
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: B21L,B25B

Abstract:
A vice like grip for chains for gripping two ends of a chain to squeeze together tight enough to fit a master link in place comprising, in combination:an elongated main handle having a jaw portion and a hollow handle portion, the jaw portion having an outwardly extending portion;a pivoting jaw portion having a first end pivotally coupled with the outwardly extending portion of the elongated main handle, the pivoting jaw portion having an outwardly extending portion;a pair of gripping elements, one of the gripping elements secured to the jaw portion of the elongated main handle, another gripping element secured to a second end of the pivoting jaw portion, each of the gripping elements having an inwardly extending point on a distal end thereof formed by a gradually inward curved of the gripping elements and a pair of curved recesses formed on proximal ends thereof adjacent to a pivot point of the elongated main handle and the pivoting jaw portion, an uppermost recess of each gripping element has a width greater than a lowermost recess of each gripping element, the pair of gripping elements each having an elongated intermediate extent disposed between the pair of curved recesses and the inward curve thereof, the elongated intermediate extent having a length at least three times longer than the inward curve and greater than a combined length of the pair of curved recesses;a first handle having a first end pivotally coupled with the outwardly extending portion of the pivoting jaw portion;a toggle link having a first end pivotally coupled with the first handle adjacent to the first end thereof, a second end extending inwardly of the hollow handle portion of the elongated main handle through a slot therein;a second handle pivotally secured to the toggle link at an intermediate portion thereof; andan adjustment screw extending inwardly of the hollow handle portion of the elongated main handle, the adjustment screw having an abutting distal end, the abutting distal end cooperating with the second end of the toggle link, the adjustment screw having a cross bar extending therethrough in an orthogonal relationship.