Quick adjusting pliers

A method and device is disclosed for clamping an object with quick adjusting pliers. A top jaw 20 has a bottom handle 26a, a slot 22, and a series of ridges 24 located around the slot. A pin 30 extends through the slot 22 and includes an engagement element 32. A bottom jaw 28 has a top handle 26b an...

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Hauptverfasser: DAVID P ENGVALL, GENE L TYSER, JEFFERY L DITZLER
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and device is disclosed for clamping an object with quick adjusting pliers. A top jaw 20 has a bottom handle 26a, a slot 22, and a series of ridges 24 located around the slot. A pin 30 extends through the slot 22 and includes an engagement element 32. A bottom jaw 28 has a top handle 26b and another opening for receiving the pin 30. The engagement element 32 engages at least one of the series of ridges 24 in a first position, wherein the top jaw 20 and bottom jaw 28 pivot about a first axis that extends though a longitudinal axis of the pin 30, and wherein the engagement element 32 is moveable along the first axis from the first position to a second position wherein the engagement element does not engage any of the series of ridges.