GB2563956A - Angle adjustable pliers - Google Patents

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GB2563956A
GB2563956A GB1717880.7A GB201717880A GB2563956A GB 2563956 A GB2563956 A GB 2563956A GB 201717880 A GB201717880 A GB 201717880A GB 2563956 A GB2563956 A GB 2563956A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B7/00—Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools
    • B25B7/02—Jaws
    • B25B7/04—Jaws adjustable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B7/00—Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools
    • B25B7/06—Joints
    • B25B7/08—Joints with fixed fulcrum

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The pair of pliers includes a handle unit 1, a head unit 2 and at least one positioning unit 3. The handle unit includes two intersecting handles 11 pivotally connected with each other. Each handle includes a mounting portion 12 which is provided with a mounting slot 13 and a regulating hole 14. The head unit includes two heads 21 arranged symmetrically. Each head is provided with a working portion 24, a pivot hole 22 and positioning grooves 23. Each of the heads is pivotally mounted in the mounting slot by the pivot hole. Each of the positioning grooves is moved by rotation of each of the heads to align with the regulating hole. The at least one positioning unit is mounted in the regulating hole of one of the handles and locked in one of the positioning grooves of one of the two heads. The positioning member may be biased by an elastic member and may be spherical in shape. The regulating hole of each handle may be screw threaded.

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ANGLE ADJUSTABLE PLIERS
The present invention relates to a hand tool and, more particularly, to a pair of pliers for holding or fixing a part (or workpiece).
The conventional pliers comprise two pivot members pivotally connected with each other. Each of the two pivot members has a first end provided with a working head and a second end provided with a handle. The angle between the working head and the handle of each of the two pivot members is fixed and cannot be adjusted. The conventional pliers are used to hold or fix a part so as to assemble or disassemble the part. The part has different positions so that the working head has to be inclined to a determined angle to facilitate the user operating the part. However, when the working head is inclined to the determined angle, the user cannot hold the handles exactly, thereby causing inconvenience to the user when holding the handles to operate the part.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a pair of angle adjustable pliers.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a pair of pliers comprising a handle unit, a head unit and at least one positioning unit.
The handle unit includes two intersecting handles pivotally connected with each other. Each of the two handles has a front end provided with a mounting portion which is provided with a mounting slot. The mounting portion has a side provided with a regulating hole connected to the mounting slot. The head unit includes two heads arranged symmetrically. Each of the two heads is provided with a pivot hole spaced from the regulating hole of one of the two handles. Each of the two heads is pivotally mounted in the mounting slot of one of the two handles by the pivot hole. Each of the two heads is rotated about the pivot hole which functions as a fulcrum of each of the two heads. Each of the two heads is further provided with a plurality of positioning grooves surrounding the pivot hole. Each of the positioning grooves is moved by rotation of each of the two heads to align with the regulating hole of one of the two handles. Each of the two heads is further provided with a working portion.
The at least one positioning unit is mounted in the regulating hole of one of the two handles and locked in one of the positioning grooves of one of the two heads.
According to the primary advantage of the present invention, the angle and direction of the working portion of each of the two heads can be changed easily and quickly to facilitate the user operating the pliers.
Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the drawings: FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a pair of pliers in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially cross-sectional assembly view of the pliers in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partially planar assembly view of the pliers in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic operational view of the pliers as shown in FIG. 3 in adjustment.
Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a pair of pliers in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprise a handle unit 1, a head unit 2 and at least one positioning unit 3.
The handle unit 1 includes two intersecting handles 11 pivotally connected with each other. The two handles 11 are pivoted about a pivot point, and pivoting of the two handles 11 is conventional and will not be further described in detail. Each of the two handles 11 has a front end provided with a mounting portion 12 which is provided with a mounting slot 13. The mounting portion 12 has a side provided with a regulating hole 14 connected to the mounting slot 13.
The head unit 2 includes two heads 21 arranged symmetrically. Each of the two heads 21 is provided with a pivot hole 22 spaced from the regulating hole 14 of one of the two handles 11. Each of the two heads 21 is pivotally mounted in the mounting slot 13 of one of the two handles 11 by the pivot hole 22. Each of the two heads 21 is rotated about the pivot hole 22 which functions as a fulcrum of each of the two heads 21. Each of the two heads 21 is further provided with a plurality of positioning grooves 23 surrounding the pivot hole 22. Each of the positioning grooves 23 is moved by rotation of each of the two heads 21 to align with the regulating hole 14 of one of the two handles 11. Each of the two heads 21 is further provided with a working portion (or tool portion) 24.
The at least one positioning unit 3 is mounted in the regulating hole 14 of one of the two handles 11 and locked in one of the positioning grooves 23 of one of the two heads 21.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the at least one positioning unit 3 includes a regulating member 31 having an interior provided with a recess 312, a positioning member 33 mounted in the recess 312 of the regulating member 31 and locked in one of the positioning grooves 23, and an elastic member 32 mounted in the recess 312 of the regulating member 31 and biased between the regulating member 31 and the positioning member 33.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the regulating hole 14 of each of the two handles 11 is a screw hole, and the regulating member 31 of the at least one positioning unit 3 is provided with an external thread 311 screwed into the regulating hole 14.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the two heads 21 has a periphery provided with a plurality of chamfered faces 211 to facilitate rotation of each of the two heads 21.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the working portion 24 of each of the two heads 21 has a hook shape.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the positioning member 33 of the at least one positioning unit 3 has a spherical shape.
In operation, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, each of the positioning grooves 23 is moved by rotation of each of the two heads 21 to align with the regulating hole 14, so that the positioning member 33 is locked in one of the positioning grooves 23, so as to locate the angle of the working portion 24. When one of the two heads 21 is driven to pivot about the pivot hole 22, the positioning member 33 is detached from one of the positioning grooves 23 and is retracted into the recess 312 of the regulating member 31, and the elastic member 32 is compressed by the positioning member 33 to store a restoring force. When another one of the positioning grooves 23 is moved to align with the regulating hole 14, the positioning member 33 is locked in another one of the positioning grooves 23, so as to locate the angle of the working portion 24. Thus, the angle of the working portion 24 is changed as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
It is appreciated that, the regulating member 31 is provided with an external thread 311 screwed into the regulating hole 14, so that when the regulating member 31 is rotated, the regulating member 31 is moved in the regulating hole 14 to bias the elastic member 32, so as to regulate the tension of the elastic member 32.
Accordingly, the angle and direction of the working portion 24 of each of the two heads 21 can be changed easily and quickly to facilitate the user operating the pliers.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the scope of the invention.

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1. A pair of pliers comprising: a handle unit, a head unit and at least one positioning unit; wherein: the handle unit includes two intersecting handles pivotally connected with each other; each of the two handles has a front end provided with a mounting portion which is provided with a mounting slot; the mounting portion has a side provided with a regulating hole connected to the mounting slot; the head unit includes two heads arranged symmetrically; each of the two heads is provided with a pivot hole spaced from the regulating hole of one of the two handles; each of the two heads is pivotally mounted in the mounting slot of one of the two handles by the pivot hole; each of the two heads is rotated about the pivot hole which functions as a fulcrum of each of the two heads; each of the two heads is further provided with a plurality of positioning grooves surrounding the pivot hole; each of the positioning grooves is moved by rotation of each of the two heads to align with the regulating hole of one of the two handles; each of the two heads is further provided with a working portion; and the at least one positioning unit is mounted in the regulating hole of one of the two handles and locked in one of the positioning grooves of one of the two heads.
2. The pliers of claim 1, wherein the at least one positioning unit includes a regulating member having an interior provided with a recess, a positioning member mounted in the recess of the regulating member and locked in one of the positioning grooves, and an elastic member mounted in the recess of the regulating member and biased between the regulating member and the positioning member.
3. The pliers of claim 2, wherein the regulating hole of each of the two handles is a screw hole, and the regulating member of the at least one positioning unit is provided with an external thread screwed into the regulating hole.
4. The pliers of claim 1, wherein each of the two heads has a periphery provided with a plurality of chamfered faces.
5. The pliers of claim 1, wherein the working portion of each of the two heads has a hook shape.
6. The pliers of claim 2, wherein the positioning member has a spherical shape.
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US7156004B1 (en) * 2006-06-22 2007-01-02 Lisle Corporation Adjustable wrench for removal of vehicle oil filters
US20090007733A1 (en) * 2007-07-05 2009-01-08 Ibt Holding, Llc Clamping and cutting apparatus with adjustable head
US20100050826A1 (en) * 2008-08-28 2010-03-04 Chen Jun Fan Oil filter wrench
US20120180607A1 (en) * 2011-01-19 2012-07-19 Jun Fan Chen Axial connecting structure of pliers
TW201703934A (en) * 2015-07-21 2017-02-01 林紘玄 C-shaped snap ring pliers

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US20040089117A1 (en) * 2002-11-07 2004-05-13 Shih-Kuei Hsien Pliers with pivotable jaws
US7156004B1 (en) * 2006-06-22 2007-01-02 Lisle Corporation Adjustable wrench for removal of vehicle oil filters
US20090007733A1 (en) * 2007-07-05 2009-01-08 Ibt Holding, Llc Clamping and cutting apparatus with adjustable head
US20100050826A1 (en) * 2008-08-28 2010-03-04 Chen Jun Fan Oil filter wrench
US20120180607A1 (en) * 2011-01-19 2012-07-19 Jun Fan Chen Axial connecting structure of pliers
TW201703934A (en) * 2015-07-21 2017-02-01 林紘玄 C-shaped snap ring pliers

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