Patent ID: 8726943

Claim:
A tool for forming wire during the manufacture of jewelry, said tool comprising: a first member having a first handle on a proximal end of said first member and a substantially cylindrical jaw on a distal end of said first member; a second member having a second handle on a proximal end of said second member and a recessed jaw on a distal end of said second member shaped to mate with a length of said substantially cylindrical jaw, the recessed jaw comprising a trough having a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to the substantially cylindrical jaw when in a fully closed position; wherein said first member and said second member are attached at a connection point to permit pivoting movement between said substantially cylindrical jaw and said recessed jaw such that said substantially cylindrical jaw and said recessed jaw are opposed and adapted for moving with respect to each other in response to a force being applied to said first handle and said second handle and wherein a distance between said substantially cylindrical jaw and a bottom of said trough of said recessed jaw in a fully closed position is smaller than a diameter of a wire to be worked such that said substantially cylindrical jaw and said recessed jaw are capable of securely gripping a wire placed between said substantially cylindrical jaw and said recessed jaw upon the application of a squeezing force to said first handle and said second handle by a user and wherein said distance between said substantially cylindrical jaw and said bottom of said trough is small enough to prevent said wire from rotating around said substantially cylindrical jaw while said wire is worked by said user.