Patent ID: 6941626

Claim:
A tool for separating a first part of a pneumatic coupling from a second part of the pneumatic coupling, each of the first and second parts having a center bore which defines a longitudinal axis when the first and second parts are connected together, the tool which comprises: a) a first member having a jaw end and a handle end; b) a first jaw mounted on the jaw end of the first member and configured to engage the first part of the pneumatic coupling; c) a second member having a jaw end and a handle end and pivotably connected to the first member to form pliers; d) a second jaw mounted on the jaw end of the second member; and e) a third member having a handle end and a jaw end with a third jaw mounted on the jaw end and slidably connected to the second jaw for arcuate movement about the longitudinal axis, the third jaw configured to engage the second part of the pneumatic coupling and wherein, when the first member and the second member are moved into a closed position, the first and second parts of the coupling are moved toward each other and are connected or disconnected by rotation of the third jaw by the handle end of the third member.