Patent ID: 7451673

Claim:
An indexable pliers-type tool comprising: first and second opposing jaw elements having first and second portions, the first portions being juxtaposed relative to each other and forming first jaws cooperating to define a first tool structure, the second portions being substantially superposed relative to each other and each having a jaw aperture disposed therein with the jaw apertures having a common pivot axis, wherein the jaw elements are adapted to be pivotally moveable relative to each other about the axis, first and second handles adapted to be respectively fixedly interconnected with the first and second jaw elements, each handle having a handle aperture therein coaxial with the jaw apertures; and a pivot pin disposed axially through the jaw apertures and the handle apertures and being axially movable relative thereto between locked and unlocked positions, wherein when the pin is disposed in the locked position, the first handle is fixedly interconnected with the first jaw element and the second handle is fixedly interconnected with the second jaw element and the handles are pivotally movable relative to each other about the axis, and when the pin is disposed in the unlocked position, the handles are fixedly interconnected with each other and the jaw elements are fixedly interconnected with each other and are pivotally movable about the axis relative to the handles.