Patent ID: 7124786

Claim:
A linesman pliers having provisions for splicing wires which comprises: a) an elongated right body having a first jaw on one end, and a handle on the other end, with a first pivotal bore in-between, wherein said first jaw having a truncated, tapered recess half located therein that is configured to receive an outward-extending stop and wire gripping means, b) an elongated left body having a second jaw on one end, and a handle on the other end, with a second pivotal bore in-between, wherein said second jaw having a truncated, tapered recess half located therein with an outward-extending stop and wire gripping means, c) wherein said truncated, tapered recess is oval in shape at its initial opening, and tapers to a round shape at the outward-extending stop, and d) a pivot pin jointly disposed within said first pivotal bore and second pivotal bore, thereby forming a solid-joint that arcuately swivels the elongated right body relative to the elongated left body until the first jaw second jaw and outward-extending stop are parallel and adjacent thereunto, thus providing a complete, annular, truncated tapered recess for insertion of a plurality of stripped wires that form a twisted splice when the linesman pliers are manually rotated on a plurality of stationary wires.