Patent ID: 7681315

Claim:
A clamping tool for use with a power tool comprising: a housing adapted to be mounted on a power tool, said housing including at least one engaging portion; a locking pliers having a retaining section with a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being adapted to be selectively, releasably mounted on the at least one engaging portion to selectively retain the locking pliers in a movable relationship relative to the housing and to selectively permit disengagement of the locking pliers relative to the housing; an engaging section of said locking pliers being pivotally mounted adjacent to the retaining section for selectively being locked relative to the retaining section of the locking pliers for positioning an article therebetween; and a pin comprising a head and a shank portion, at least a flat planar side on the shank portion having a predetermined width and extending along a predetermined length of the shank portion, said at least the flat planar side being selectively received within said engaging portion for selectively retaining locking pliers in the movable relationship relative to the housing and selectively permit disengagement of the locking pliers relative to the housing, said at least the flat planar side being positioned at a 90° angle relative to a cutting edge of a power tool for preventing disengagement of the locking pliers during a cutting operation; wherein when an article is locked relative to the retaining section and the engaging section of the locking pliers, the proximal end of said retaining section can be rotated relative to the housing to permit a power tool to come into engagement with an article while enabling the proximal end of the retaining section to be selectively, releasably disengaged from the housing thereafter.