Patent ID: 7975577

Claim:
Hand tool ( 1 ) having two tool halves ( 2 , 3 ) which cross over at a joint ( 4 ), in particular a hand tool in the form of pliers, scissors or the like, it being the case that a tool half ( 2 , 3 ) forms a jaw ( 5 ) on one side of the joint ( 4 ) and forms a handle ( 6 ) on the other side of the joint ( 4 ), and also that a spring element ( 8 ) is associated with one handle ( 6 ), the spring element comprising an elastic deformable rubber or plastics material and having an opening ( 9 ) through which the handle ( 6 ) passes, and it being the case that the spring element can be moved optionally, by rotation, out of an inactive position into at least one active position, in which active position the spring element ( 8 ), in dependence on the extent to which the handles ( 6 ) spread apart and on a corresponding restoring force being generated, comes into contact with the handle ( 6 ) located opposite, wherein the handle ( 6 ) is accommodated in a handle enclosure ( 7 ), and wherein a positive fit assists in an active position or inactive position of the spring element ( 8 ) being maintained.