Patent attributes
Linesman type pliers (10) that have provisions for splicing wires together. The pliers (10) have a right body (20) with a first jaw (22) on one end, and a handle (24) on the other end, and a pivotal bore (26) in-between. The first jaw (22) includes a truncated, tapered recess half (28) that is configured to receive an outward-extending stop and the provisions for gripping wire. A left body (32) has a similar jaw, handle, bore and truncated tapered recess half, except with an outward-extending stop (38) on the inner end. A pivot pin (42) is jointly disposed within bores (26) and (36), thus forming a solid-joint that arcuately swivels the right body (20) and left body (32) together into parallel and adjacent alignment. When the jaws are closed a complete, annular, truncated tapered recess (44) is formed that allows insertion of a number of stripped wires that form a twisted splice when the pliers are manually rotated around the stationary wires.
