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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2021
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Zhihong Fu, Cary, NC (US);
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Abstract
A hand tool includes a handle assembly, a jaw assembly, a locking assembly, and an adjustment assembly. The handle assembly may include a first handle and a second handle, each of the first and second handles having a proximal end and a distal end. The jaw assembly may include a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw may be attached to the proximal end the second handle via a transition region comprising an adjustment channel. The locking assembly may be configured to enable the first and second jaws to be locked at a selected distance from each other in a locked state. The adjustment assembly may include the adjustment channel and a bite adjustment member configured to enable the selected distance to be modified in an unlocked state based on a position of the bite adjustment member in the adjustment channel.