A hose clamp includes a clamp body formed by bending a plate spring into an annular shape while two ends of the plate spring are caused to cross, grip tabs formed to be raised radially outward from both ends of the clamp body, respectively and an expanded-diameter state retainer formed integrally on the clamp body or the tabs and capable of retaining an expanded-diameter state of the clamp body and releasing the clamp body from the expanded-diameter state by relative movement of both tabs in an axial direction of the clamp body with a gripping operation applied to both tabs. The tabs have respective distal ends, one of which has a larger width than the other. The distal ends are bent circumferentially outward into bent portions spaced from each other. The bent portions are insertable into positioning recesses formed in opposite surfaces of a gripping tool, respectively.

Pliers for tightening parts for levelling cladding tiles, including: a first arm (1) with a handle (10) and a guide bar (11); a second arm (2) with a handle (20) and a contact surface (21) with a levelling wedge; a rotation shaft (4); and a supporting stop (3) comprising: a passage (31) for assembly in the guide bar; a shaft (32) assembled in a longitudinal slot (12) of the guide bar for the longitudinal movement of the supporting stop (3) with respect to the guide bar (11) and the relative rotation thereof between a fastening position with a pawl (13, 34) and a longitudinal movement position of the supporting stop (3) with respect to said guide bar (11); and a spring (33) which tends to maintain the supporting stop (3) in the fastening position with respect to the guide bar (11).

Pliers for tightening parts for levelling cladding tiles, including: a first arm (1) with a handle (10) and a guide bar (11); a second arm (2) with a handle (20) and a contact surface (21) with a levelling wedge; a rotation shaft (4); and a supporting stop (3) comprising: a passage (31) for assembly in the guide bar; a shaft (32) assembled in a longitudinal slot (12) of the guide bar for the longitudinal movement of the supporting stop (3) with respect to the guide bar (11) and the relative rotation thereof between a fastening position with a pawl (13, 34) and a longitudinal movement position of the supporting stop (3) with respect to said guide bar (11); and a spring (33) which tends to maintain the supporting stop (3) in the fastening position with respect to the guide bar (11).

A cutter includes a blade, a handle, a holder, a pivot and a pin. The blade includes an aperture and a slit. The handle includes two lateral plates each of which includes an aperture and a recess. The holder includes a block formed between two lateral plates. The block is inserted in the slit when the blade is inserted in the holder. Each of the lateral plates of the holder includes a rear aperture and a front aperture. The pivot is selectively inserted in the apertures of the handle, the front apertures of the holder and the aperture of the blade to keep the holder in the handle. The pin is selectively inserted in the recesses of the handle and the rear apertures of the holder to keep the holder in a desired angle relative to the handle.

A tool for disassembling a pipe or tube from a push-to-connect fitting and a method is provided. The tool includes a first body and a second body pivotally coupled to the first body. A pair of first fingers are pivotally coupled to the first body, each of the first fingers having a first semi-circular surface, the first semi-circular surfaces cooperating to engage the pipe or tube adjacent the collar. A pair of second fingers are coupled to the second body, each of the second fingers having a second semicircular surface, the second semi-circular surfaces cooperating to engage the push-to-connect fitting. Wherein with the first body is rotated from a first position to a second position, the pair of first fingers moves a fitting collar axially relative to the pipe or tube.

A pliers has guiding surfaces at tooth portions of the first pliers body and tooth portions of the engaging unit of the control member. Therefore, when the pressing block of the control member is not pressed, even if the first pliers body is engaged with the tooth portions of the engaging unit, the second pliers body can still be pushed forward relative to the first pliers body, so that the second guiding surfaces of the second tooth portions of the engaging unit slide relative to the first guiding surfaces of the first tooth portions and each of the first tooth portions is moved to engage with a next corresponding second tooth portion, thereby allowing the second pliers portion being movable toward the first pliers portion. Hence, the clamping distance of the pliers can be adjusted to match with an object to be clamped.

A pliers has guiding surfaces at tooth portions of the first pliers body and tooth portions of the engaging unit of the control member. Therefore, when the pressing block of the control member is not pressed, even if the first pliers body is engaged with the tooth portions of the engaging unit, the second pliers body can still be pushed forward relative to the first pliers body, so that the second guiding surfaces of the second tooth portions of the engaging unit slide relative to the first guiding surfaces of the first tooth portions and each of the first tooth portions is moved to engage with a next corresponding second tooth portion, thereby allowing the second pliers portion being movable toward the first pliers portion. Hence, the clamping distance of the pliers can be adjusted to match with an object to be clamped.

A plier wrench is provided and includes a jaw that can be disengaged from the remainder of the wrench and reengaged with the remainder of the wrench while the remainder of the wrench remains in its fully assembled condition. In one form, the jaw is “reversible” and includes two different jaw surfaces that can be selectively utilized depending upon the type of workpiece that will be engaged by the plier wrench.

Pressing jaws are opposingly arranged in pressing pliers. Each pressing jaw has ribs with a longitudinal extension which is transverse to an entry direction of the ribs into entry openings of the other pressing jaw. A pressing mouth has a pressing opening with an opening contour formed by free marginal edges of the ribs. The ribs form an intersection of the opening contour that moves in the direction of the longitudinal extension during a pressing operation. A supplemental pressing part forms part of the opening contour and is arranged so as to cover several ribs and overlap the intersection. A method of use is also provided.

Pressing jaws are opposingly arranged in pressing pliers. Each pressing jaw has ribs with a longitudinal extension which is transverse to an entry direction of the ribs into entry openings of the other pressing jaw. A pressing mouth has a pressing opening with an opening contour formed by free marginal edges of the ribs. The ribs form an intersection of the opening contour that moves in the direction of the longitudinal extension during a pressing operation. A supplemental pressing part forms part of the opening contour and is arranged so as to cover several ribs and overlap the intersection. A method of use is also provided.