Patent ID: 8028560

Claim:
A tool for gripping material, the tool comprising pliers having a first handle including a first gripping member having a first distal end, and a second handle including a second gripping member having a second distal end, and wherein the first handle is rotatably mounted to the second handle so as to move the first gripping member and the second gripping member between an open position and a closed position and wherein in the open position the first gripping member is displaced relative to the second gripping member and wherein in the closed position the first gripping member and the second gripping member are pressed against each other, the tool further comprising: a brake rotatably mounted to the first gripping member, the brake rotatable between a first position and a second position, the brake including a proximal end adjacent the first free end and wherein the proximal end is movable between the first position and the second position so as to bend material between the first and the second gripping member; a mounting plate fixed to the first gripping member; a flange formed at each end of said brake and said mounting plate pivotally mounted to said flanges to provide pivotal movement between said brake and said first gripping member.