Patent ID: 7134365

Claim:
Locking pliers comprising: a stationary assembly having an elongated overall shape, wherein one end of said stationary assembly forms a stationary handle, and the other end of said stationary assembly forms a stationary jaw, the stationary assembly further including a portion forming a first slot and a second slot; a moveable assembly including an operating lever and a moveable jaw that is supported on said stationary jaw via a first pivot, said first pivot being slidably received in said first slot; said operating lever having a rear end that forms a moveable handle and a front end that is supported directly on said stationary jaw via a second pivot, said second pivot being slidably received in said second slot; said first pivot moving in said first slot and said second pivot moving in said second slot when said movable handle is moved relative to the stationary handle between an open position and a closed position; said moveable assembly further including a link mechanism that provides a past-dead-center locking toggle mechanism that locks the moveable handle relative to the stationary handle when said moveable jaw closes toward said stationary jaw from an open position to a closed position.