Napa knock off knipex?

[Heavy tech]

Noticed these in the Napa (Canada) flyer today. At first I thought Knipex was the OEM but then the price made me wonder if they are Chinese knock off? $30 for 12" water pump pliers? Napa is usually expensive. Did knipex's patents expire? Anybody buy some? Some Ultra Pro stuff crosses over to the Carlyle line in the US. Have these surfaced in the states? Any thoughts?


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[Ruger_556]

Re-badged like Matco does

 

[abvw]

No, they're Chinese/Taiwanese pliers. The jaws are very Irwin-like.

 

[Heavy tech]

No, they're Chinese/Taiwanese pliers. The jaws are very Irwin-like.

That's kind of what I thought, but I've never seen an "alligator" adjustment on anything other than knipex. Maybe it's just different enough to skirt the patent ? Dunno.


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[Ruger_556]

That's kind of what I thought, but I've never seen an "alligator" adjustment on anything other than knipex. Maybe it's just different enough to skirt the patent ? Dunno.


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Irwin has their own too so that may be where these originate...

 

[Heavy tech]

Irwin has their own too so that may be where these originate...

Never seen those before. Willing to bet you guys are right, the OEM is Irwin


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[MattPersman]

Yes Mac and Matcos relabeled knipex still have the knipex logo or name on them from many of the ones I have seen.

 

[upgrading]

That's kind of what I thought, but I've never seen an "alligator" adjustment on anything other than knipex. Maybe it's just different enough to skirt the patent ? Dunno.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004UIMEXY/?tag=atomicindus08-20

The big button on the Cobra knockoff is Irwin"s style.

Overpriced.
I am betting they will have a "sale" and they will still be over priced

 

[Monte]

Get the original....

 

[Heavy tech]

Get the original....

I intend to. Just got excited prematurely, thinking napa was selling rebranded knipex.....


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[cheechi]

Overpriced.
I am betting they will have a "sale" and they will still be over priced

At NAPA? never.

 

[Farmall450]

Irwin has their own too so that may be where these originate...

I'm feeling the same way.

 

[rodm1]

Autozone has them to they look real bad!

 

[DodgeMech]

Since when were channellock type pliers ever colloquially called "water pump pliers"? I thought the accepted term was slip joint pliers...

 

[Fedwrench]

Since when were channellock type pliers ever colloquially called "water pump pliers"? I thought the accepted term was slip joint pliers...

technically channellock pliers are considered arc joint pliers because of the curved male and female joints. Water pump pliers lack the curved joint and have a pin that adjust sizes through a set of notches.
Slip joint pliers are regular straight pliers with a pin and notch sizes adjustment.

 

[DodgeMech]

technically channellock pliers are considered arc joint pliers because of the curved male and female joints. Water pump pliers lack the curved joint and have a pin that adjust sizes through a set of notches.
Slip joint pliers are regular straight pliers with a pin and notch sizes adjustment.

Ok noted...i always called the regular adjustable pliers pliers...the cobra type cobras and the channellock style channellock...learn something new everyday