Patent ID: 7530296

Claim:
A combination tool comprising a pair of pliers having a pair of opposing jaws that extend from opposing handles, pivot means pivotally connecting the opposing handles to one another, each of said handles having an inner surface that opposes an inner surface of the opposing handle, said inner surfaces being generally planar so as to abut one against the other when the opposing handles are closed relative to one another, said opposing handles taper inwardly along at least a portion of there length toward their free end to thereby form a pointed spudding tool when the opposing handles are closed relative to one another; at least one stud extending outwardly from the inner surface of at least one of the handles, and at least one hole in the opposing handle that is aligned to cooperatively receive the at least one stud extending from the at least one handle and wherein the at least one stud and the hole are cooperatively sized to reinforce and prevent accidental shifting of the opposing handles when the at least one stud is seated within the at least one hole.