Patent ID: 7194937

Claim:
A tool for removing a knockout from an electrical box having at least one side wall and a back wall comprising: a first arm having a first handle, a first jaw, and a first recess joining said first handle and said first jaw; a second arm having a second handle, a second jaw, and a second recess joining said second handle and said second jaw; and a pivot pin mounted to said first recess; wherein said first jaw includes two first projections extending toward said second jaw and being spaced apart to span the diameter of said knockout; wherein said second jaw includes one second projection extending toward said first jaw and positioned between said first projections; and wherein said second recess includes an elongated slot for slidably receiving said pivot pin such that said pivot pin rotatably joins said first and second arms, and having a length such that said second arm slides along said slot relative to said first arm while said second projection remains between said first projections.