US 12,214,476 B2
Switchable pliers and method for use
Billy Greuel, Waterford, WI (US)
Assigned to A & E INCORPORATED, Racine, WI (US)
Filed by A & E INCORPORATED, Racine, WI (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/691,421.
Prior Publication US 2023/0286122 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B25B 27/20 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 27/205 (2013.01) 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pliers comprising:
a jaw comprising at a proximal end a transverse cylindrical bore, and a cylindrically concave bearing recess;
said jaw further comprising a jaw shaft comprising at least one hollow portion, said jaw carrying a step;
a ball carried by said jaw shaft;
a hollow sleeve slidably carried by said jaw, said hollow sleeve having a proximal end and a distal end;
a spring retaining collar carried at said proximal end of said hollow sleeve;
said spring retaining collar engaged with said hollow sleeve and carried about said jaw shaft;
a spring disposed about said jaw between said step and said spring retaining collar;
a tip carried by a tip shaft, said tip shaft comprising a detent, said tip shaft sized and configured to be removably positioned in said hollow portion of said jaw; said detent removably coupled with said ball;
wherein sliding said hollow sleeve toward a distal end of said jaw compresses said spring between said spring retaining collar and said step and allows said tip to be coupled and uncoupled to said hollow portion of said jaw.