(under subclass 300) Tools wherein the claimed structure includes two levers each with a hand grip portion at one end and a fixed jaw or work gripping portion at the other end, a pivot hole or socket in either or both levers intermediate of the ends, and a pin in the hole(s) joining the two levers together in crossed relationship for pivotal movement of one lever relative to the other.
(1) Note. The pivot pin may be integral with one of the levers and socketed into the other lever.
(2) Note. Jaw adjusting means are not provided for in this subclass, see the jaw adjusting subclasses (385 to 414) above.
(3) Note. The term "fixed" is inclusive of jaw(s) integral with the lever(s) or detachable but immovable with respect to the lever(s) during use, as for example in subclasses 421+.
(4) Note. The term "plier" is not equivalent to crossed handles, and such recitation alone would not preclude classification in the subclasses below.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
294, Handling: Hand and Hoist-Line Implements, 28+, and 106+ for pivoted grasping tools.
