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OT-2026-000002799

Dual-mode adjustable pliers

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Classification
Tools & Tooling › Clamping Tools
Inventors
FU ZHIHONG
Assignee
APEX BRANDS INC
Original source
EP-4696458-A2, the European Patent Office, 18 February 2026
Document SHA-256
a9d0e62b615bf434c9627a8ed841ef0ec30c6062cd8403234da1ee0edeed3062

Abstract

Dual-mode adjustable pliers include a first handle member including a first handle and a first jaw and a second handle member including a second handle and a second jaw. The pliers may also include a channel disposed in the first handle member between the first handle and the first jaw and an adjustable pivot affixed to the second handle member and disposed within the channel of the first handle member, the second handle member being configured to pivot relative to the first handle member about a pivot axis defined by the adjustable pivot. The pliers may also include a mode selector member that is affixed to the second handle member and pivotable relative to the second handle member into an engaged position and a disengaged position; wherein, with the mode selector member in the engaged position and contacting the first handle member, movement of the second handle towards the first handle causes a multi-fulcrum pivoting action that moves the adjustable pivot and a position of the pivot axis within the channel to adjust the second jaw towards the first jaw, the multi-fulcrum pivoting action comprising pivoting of the second handle member about the pivot axis and pivoting of the second handle member relative to the mode selector member.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000002799, “Dual-mode adjustable pliers,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:15:26 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002799.

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