Patent ID: 7581469

Claim:
A clamp and fastener manipulating tool comprising: a pliers including a first arm and a second arm pivotally coupled together, each of said first and second arms having a first end and a second end, a portion of said first and second arms positioned adjacent to said first ends defining heads, a portion of said first and second arms adjacent to said second ends defining handles, said heads moving toward each other when said grips are moved toward each other, said head of said first arm having an upper side being concavely arcuate to be bowl shaped, a lower side of said head of said second arm being planar; an arcuate rod extends through said head of said second arm, said rod forming approximate half circle, said rod having a pair of ends, said ends being positioned between said lower side and a top side of said second arm, one of said ends being extendable forward of said head of said second arm to form a hook member, said rod being slidably mounted in said head of said second arm to selectively allow a direction of extension of said hook member formed by said rod; and wherein a fastener is extended through openings in a plurality of clamps as the clamps are closed between said heads and the fastener is supported by the upper side of said head of said first arm.