| CPC B25B 7/04 (2013.01) [B25B 7/14 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A locking pliers comprising:
a pliers-body including a fixed jaw, a movable jaw which is pivotable disposed relative to said fixed jaw, and a jaw end member which is disposed on a tip end of said movable jaw;
a rotating shaft movably connected with said fixed jaw, and including a shaft body and a clamp member, said shaft body being rotatably connected with said fixed jaw about a pivot axis and being movable relative to said fixed jaw along the pivot axis, said shaft body having a clamp end and an insert end opposite to each other, said clamp member being disposed on said clamp end, said rotating shaft being operable to rotate relative to said fixed jaw between a first position, where said clamp member is disposed proximate to said jaw end member, and a second position, where said insert end is disposed proximate to said jaw end member; and
an operating and pivoting unit including
a pivot member which extends along the pivot axis and through said fixed jaw and which is connected with said rotating shaft, said pivot member being operable to move along the pivot axis to bring said rotating shaft into movement close to or away from said fixed jaw, and
at least one retaining member which extends through said fixed jaw and said rotating shaft along a retaining axis that is parallel to and offset from the pivot axis so as to retain said rotating shaft to a selected one of the first and second positions,
wherein said pivot member is operably moved to bring said rotating shaft into movement away from said fixed jaw and to release retention of said rotating shaft by said at least one retaining member so as to permit rotation of said rotating shaft about the pivot axis.
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