These are slip joint pliers <A HREF="http://www3.truevalue.com/index.cfm?Action=shoppingProductDetail&intProductID=12363&CFID=628923&CFTOKEN=57551324" target="_new">http://www3.truevalue.com/index.cfm?Action=shoppingProductDetail&intProductID=12363&CFID=628...</A> I think the kind you are talking about are actually channel locks not just the brand name. aka rib or groove pliers. <A HREF="http://www3.truevalue.com/index.cfm?Action=shoppingProductDetail&intProductID=12368&CFID=628.." target="_new">http://www3.truevalue.com/index.cfm?Action=shoppingProductDetail&intProductID=12368&CFID=628...</A>.