.~ With means (nontoggle) to hold jaws against only retrograde movement {4}
330
.~.~ With plural preselective jaw positions
DEFINITION
Classification: 81/330
(under subclass 329) Tools in which the restraining means is effective in predetermined jaw positions chosen by the operator.
(1) Note. Included in this subclass are tools which require a preliminary spacing of the jaws to a distance slightly greater than the span of the work, such that when the handles are manipulated to actuate the jaws, said jaws will lock on the work.