members finally a drive mechanism is secured to the lever members to selectively move the second end portions of the jaw members to both close and open the jaw members application_number US 65417996 A description referring now to fig1 6 a device 10 is designed for repairing truss joints the device 10 is relatively light weight and portable and as such can be used on a construction site to repair broken truss joints use of the device 10 to repair truss joints may take place on the ground or may take place in the air after the trusses have already been erected in a residential or commercial structure in preferred form the device 10 includes a pair of jaw members 12 and 14 which are disposed opposite each other and designed to hold a truss joint therebetween as described in greater detail below the jaw members 12 and 14 are preferably interconnected by a pair of brackets 16 which are substantially aligned with each other on each side of the jaws 12 and 14 each bracket 16 is hingedly connected at each end to the jaw members 12 and 14 respectively more specifically each bracket 16 includes a hinge connection 18 at the midportion of the jaw member 12 and a hinge connection 20 at the midportion of the jaw member 14 in this manner each jaw member 12 and 14 can pivot relative to the brackets 16 as well as relative to each other the hinged pivotal movement between.