and vice versa this configuration increases the contact area of the opposed serrations 38 and thus the contact area upon any material gripped therebetween fig4 of the drawings provides a perspective view of a second embodiment of the bifurcated forceps designated as bifurcated forceps or forceps 110 the forceps 110 incorporate most of the structure and features of the forceps 10 of fig1 through 3 i e mutually opposed first and second arms 12 a and 12 b having flat proximal end portions 14 a 14 b permanently joined and immovably affixed to one another intermediate portions 16 a 16 b extending and diverging from their respective proximal portions 12 a 12 b textured grip areas 20 disposed on the arms 12 a 12 b and mutually parallel distal portions 118 a 118 b extending from their respective intermediate portions 16 a 16 b the distal portions 118 a and 118 b differ from the corresponding distal portions 18 a and 18 b of the forceps 10 of fig1 and 3 in that each of the distal portions 118 a and 118 b has a lateral bend or curvature respectively 40 a and 40 b therein the bends 40 a and 40 b are coplanar with the widths of their respective distal arm portions 118 a and 118 b and the planes defined by their respective edges 24 a 26 a and tines 34 a 36 a for the first distal arm portion 118 a and edges 24 b 26 b and tines 34 b 36 b for the second distal arm portion 118 b.