Patent ID: 7886638

Claim:
A pliers comprising: first and second pliers parts pivotably interconnected at an articulation, first and second handle elements associated with the first and second pliers parts, the first pliers part connected rotation-fast to the first handle element, the second pliers part pivotably connected to the second handle element; and a coupling element pivotably attached to the second handle element, a first hinge point of the coupling element carried by the second handle element spaced apart from a second hinge point of the second pliers part on the second handle element, the coupling element pivotably attached to the first pliers part or to the first handle element, a third hinge point of the coupling element arranged on the first pliers part or on the first handle element spaced apart from the articulation that connects the first and second pliers parts; wherein the articulation includes an articulation pin and a plastic ring.