Manual piercing device for piercing a hole in a body part

Claim 1

A piercing device for piercing a hole on a person's earlobe and used in conjunction with an earring having an earring post, the piercing device comprising: a. a body formed by a pair of elongated shafts hingeably cross-attached to each other at a location approximately near a middle of the body and forming a handle portion and a jaw portion, the handle portion having an upper handle member and a lower handle member for grasping the body, the jaw portion having an upper jaw member with a bottom surface and a lower jaw member with a top surface, wherein each jaw member has an inner step-down section, each inner step-down section facing the other; b. a generally elongated arcuate shaped receiving plate member having a top side, a bottom side, a proximal section with a proximal end, and a distal section with a distal end; c. said proximal section of said arcuate shaped receiving plate member attached to said step-down section of said lower jaw member such that said top side is flush with said top surface of said lower jaw member, where said distal end of said receiving plate member extends forwardly away from said jaw portion; d. a cup member integrally formed on said top side of said receiving plate member and located adjacent to said distal end and having a concave cavity facing upwardly; e. an inner disposable protection means placed within said concave cavity of said cup member for protecting and covering said cup member of said receiving plate member; f. an outer disposable protection means for protecting and covering said inner disposable protection means and said cup member of said receiving plate member and having a central opening for allowing said earring post to be inserted therethrough; g. an elongated holding plate member having a top side, a bottom side, a proximal section with a proximal end, a middle section, and a distal section with a distal end, the holding plate having a longitudinal narrow slit extending from its middle section to its distal end and forming a pair of gripping arms which are positioned in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship, each gripping arm having a semi-circular tip with a vertical narrow semi-circular groove, each narrow semi-circular groove facing the other for receiving said earring post; h. said proximal section of said holding plate member attached to said step-down section of said upper jaw member such that said bottom side of said holding plate member is flush with said bottom surface of said upper jaw member, where said distal end of said holding plate member extends forwardly away from said jaw portion; i. a pair of stopping flanges integrally attached to said middle section of said holding plate member and located opposite to each other; j. a pair of protruding bosses integrally formed with said pair of gripping arms and said pair of stopping flanges, each protruding boss having an inclined angle which rises from said distal section of said holding plate member to said proximal section of said holding plate member; k. a lever member having a proximal section with an open proximal end, a distal section with a distal end, and two parallel opposite engaging sidewalls which are positioned in a spaced apart relationship, each engaging sidewall having a hook end located on the open proximal end for engaging with a respective one of said pair of protruding bosses respectively so that said gripping arms are forced to move towards each other in order to clamp said earring post of said earring, and the hook ends further engaging said pair of stopping flanges respectively so that the lever member is not over tightened; l. said two parallel opposite engaging sidewalls of said lever member hingeably attached to said upper jaw member and located adjacent to said middle section of said holding plate member such that said gripping arms of said holding plate member are between said two parallel opposite engaging sidewalls respectively; and m. a disposable protective sleeve for protecting and covering said pair of gripping arms; n. whereby when said earring post is received between said two narrow semi-circular grooves of said semi-circular tips of said gripping arms, said distal section of said lever member can be moved forward to force said gripping arms to move towards each other in order to clamp said earring post of said earring, and said upper and lower handle members can be squeezed together to cause said earring post to pierce said hole on said person's earlobe.