Jaw assembly for pivotal handle tool with opposing jaw elements
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1. A pliers-type tool having first and second handles which are operatively connected to manipulate opposing jaws comprising:
- one of the opposing jaws including a one-piece tool jaw including a jaw fixing heelpiece, said heelpiece have a recess therethrough, said recess having a peripheral surface;
a first jaw support part having a general plane said first jaw support part comprising a first jaw carrier portion, said first jaw carrier portion having positioning means which position said heelpiece relative to said first jaw carrier portion parallel to said general plane in every direction of said plane, said positioning means comprising a protrusion seated within said recess; and
securing means extending through said recess and securing said one-piece tool jaw to said first jaw support part.
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Abstract
Pliers-like tools having opposing and cooperating jaw elements wherein one of the jaw elements includes a heelpiece having a non-circular recess formed therein and in which a mechanical element associated with a jaw carrier portion of a handle is selectively inserted so as to be in non-movable relationship with respect to the one jaw element. Mechanical elements are provided for fastening the handle to the one jaw element at the area of the recess.
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1. A pliers-type tool having first and second handles which are operatively connected to manipulate opposing jaws comprising:
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one of the opposing jaws including a one-piece tool jaw including a jaw fixing heelpiece, said heelpiece have a recess therethrough, said recess having a peripheral surface;
a first jaw support part having a general plane said first jaw support part comprising a first jaw carrier portion, said first jaw carrier portion having positioning means which position said heelpiece relative to said first jaw carrier portion parallel to said general plane in every direction of said plane, said positioning means comprising a protrusion seated within said recess; and
securing means extending through said recess and securing said one-piece tool jaw to said first jaw support part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A pliers-type tool having first and second handles which are operatively connected to manipulate opposing tool jaws, comprising:
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one of said opposing tool jaws including a one-piece tool jaw including a jaw fixing heelpiece, said heelpiece having a recess therein, said recess having a peripheral surface;
a first jaw support part having a general plane, said first jaw support part comprising a first jaw carrier portion, and two mechanical securing members which extend through said recess and bear on opposite regions of said peripheral surface to secure said one-piece tool jaw to said first jaw support part. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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