Abstract: An improved PVC cutting and gripping tool includes a ratcheting shear blade for cutting pipe. The tool incorporates a set of offset gripping teeth in the handles. The offset gripping teeth are spaced apart to allow a user to securely grip the screw on cap of a metal PVC primer or cement container while the tool's handles are almost fully closed. The ability to grip a container cap with the tool's handles almost completely closed gives the user great leverage to open the container and allows a user with small hands to effectively use the tool. The tool also incorporates a set of inner gripping teeth in the handles that may be used to grip and turn a pipe or other object.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing at leat two different types of sealing rings, each sealing ring comprising at least two annular elements which are bound to each other and with regard their hardness are of different kinds. An annular element (1) of a first kind is manufactured with one and the same design irrespectively of the type of the sealing ring which is to be manufactured and is provided with at least two separate binding surfaces (20, 22) for binding to element or elements (34, 50) of the second kind. The element or elements (34, 50) of the second kind is or are manufactured with a design adapted with regard to the desired type of sealing ring and is or are bound to one of or each one of the binding surfaces (20, 22) provided at the element of the first kind. The invention also relates to an annular element to be used for conducting the method.