Patent ID: 7232235

Claim:
A gripping tool comprising: a first body member formed from a dielectric material, the first body member defining a first jaw portion and a first handle portion, the first jaw portion extending longitudinally outward from the first handle portion; a second body member formed from a dielectric material, the second body member defining a second jaw portion and a second handle portion, the second jaw portion extending longitudinally outward from the second handle portion; the first and the second body members are pivotally coupled to one another at distal ends of their respective handle portions wherein a downward force applied to the body members moves the body members into a substantially parallel arrangement between an open position and a gripping position; biasing means for normally urging at least one of the first and second body members toward the open position; and wherein the first and second jaw portions each include gripping means for graspingly engaging an object positioned between the first and second jaw portions in response to the first and second body members being moved from the open position to the gripping position.