Patent ID: 7399101

Claim:
A lighted plier hand tool apparatus comprising: a hub device containing a first opening into an interior cavity therof; a first plier member and a second plier member, each plier member having a respective handle portion, a jaw portion, and an intermediate pivot portion therebetween, each respective pivot portion defining a respective bore section formed for aligned receipt of the hub device therein, interconnecting the first and second plier members together for relative pivotally movement of the respective jaw portions that collectively define a work area between an opened condition and a closed condition, and at least one pivot portion defining a respective central passageway extending into the respective bore section and having an end port terminating at the work area to permit communication of the hub device first opening with the work area during operative use; and an illumination device having an illumination output portion outputting a light beam therefrom, said illumination device being formed and dimensioned for receipt in the interior cavity of the hub device in a manner aligning the output portion with the hub first opening to illuminate said work area during operative use.