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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Horst Beetz, Stadtallendorf, DE;
Kurt Battenfeld, Ebsdorfergrund-Wittelsberg, DE;
Wezag GmbH Werkzeugfabrik, Stadtallendorf, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to hand operable pliers ( ) including a pliers head ( ) and a drive ( ). The pliers head ( ) includes a frame ( ), a stationary jaw ( ) and a movable jaw ( ), and it is designed and arranged to be replaceable. The drive ( ) includes two handles ( ) and a common joint ( ) being designed and arranged to connect the handles ( ) to be pivotable about the common joint ( ) and to allow for an opening movement and for a closing movement of the handles ( ). The common joint ( ) forms a pressure bolt ( ). The movable jaw ( ) is designed and arranged to be detachably supported at the pressure bolt ( ). The drive ( ) further includes a plurality of connecting members ( ) each being designed and arranged to be detachable, two pulling elements ( ) being associated with the drive ( ) and each having a first end ( ) facing the pliers head ( ) and a second end facing the handles ( ). The first end ( ) is designed and arranged to be rotatably connected to the pliers head ( ) by one of the connecting members ( ) to form a connecting joint ( ). The second end is designed and arranged to be non-detachably and rotatably connected to one of the handles ( or ). The drive ( ) also includes a stop ( ) being designed and arranged to be limit the opening movement of the handles ( ).