Patent ID: 8707833

Claim:
Pliers with offset handles comprising: a first plier member comprising a first jaw portion, a first joining portion, and a first handle portion, said first handle portion comprising a first extension portion, a first offset portion and a first grip portion, wherein said first offset portion extends from said first extension portion at a non-zero angle and said first grip portion extends from said first offset portion at a non-zero angle; and, a second plier member rotatably connected to said first plier member, said second plier member comprising a second jaw portion, a second joining portion, and a second handle portion, said second handle portion comprising a second extension portion, a second offset portion and a second grip portion, wherein said second offset portion extends from said second extension portion at a non-zero angle and said second grip portion extends from said second offset portion at a non-zero angle; wherein said first grip portion and said second grip portion share a common plane; wherein said first extension portion and said second extension portion share a common plane; wherein said first jaw portion and said second jaw portion share a common plane; wherein said common plane of said first and second grip portions and said common plane of said first and second extension portions are parallel and offset; and, wherein said common plane of said first and second jaw portions and said common plane of said first and second grip portions are parallel and offset.