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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darryle E. Bates, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Scott S. Kalanish, Hiram, OH (US);
Assignee:
Stride Tool, Inc., Ellicottville, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/12 ;
Abstract
A pair of convertible pliers capable of switching between a first configuration suitable for use with external retaining rings to a second configuration suitable for use with internal retaining rings. The pliers convert from external to internal by operation of a pair of pins disposed in the jaws and capable of being maneuvered by a cam surface inside a knob on the tool such that the tool is convertible from a first position where movement of the handles inward causes the jaws to move inward to a second position where movement of the handles inward causes the jaws to move outward.