Patent ID: 7155954

Claim:
Pliers for crimping work pieces, comprising: a pliers head; a first pivot jaw being arranged in the region of said pliers head; a second pivot jaw being arranged in the region of said pliers head; a common joint being designed and arranged to pivotally connect said first and second pivot jaw; a first die being arranged at said first pivot jaw; a second die being arranged at said second pivot jaw, said first and second die together forming a crimping die; a first handle being operatively connected to said first pivot jaw and including an end portion facing away from said pliers head, said first handle being divided into at least a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being designed as a plate; a second handle being operatively connected to said second pivot jaw and including an end portion facing away from said pliers head, said first handle and said second handle being designed and arranged to be movable with respect to one another and to be operable to crimp the work piece in a plurality of crimping steps; a locking mechanism, said locking mechanism including a tooth segment and being designed and arranged to attain a defined closed position of said first die and said second die, said tooth segment being designed as one piece with said first portion of said first handle; a stop mechanism, said stop mechanism including at least two stops and being designed and arranged to operatively connect said first portion and said second portion of said first handle in a plurality of different angle positions, a realized angle position of the plurality of different angle positions being different for each of the crimping steps, said at least two stops being designed as one piece with said first portion of said first handle; and a toggle lever drive, said toggle lever drive including a plurality of support joints and a pressure lever, said pressure lever operatively connecting said first portion of said first handle and said second handle, said pressure lever being supported by said plurality of support joints.