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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047102 | Multi-purpose tool A multi-purpose tool may be comprised of a body having a gripping configuration on the outer surface of the body for long bolts and a lengthwise bore through the center of the body. The multi-purpose tool has a socket located at a first end of the body and a crown l... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7878093 | Rotator socket suitable for the installation of a cup hook A rotator socket for use with a handheld power drill suitable to install a cup hook, the cup hook characterized by a rounded hook portion having wideness and a semi-spherical flange, comprised of a shank; a body; a slot; a depression and a resilient member. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7802499 | Fastener driver A socket for driving two different types of fasteners in one embodiment includes a driving portion with an outer surface and a driving bore, a base portion, a plurality of lands extending along the driving bore and configured to drive a first type of fastener, and a... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7788995 | Pipe fitting socket for use with an axial drive mechanism A pipe fitting socket for use with an axial driving device accepts a variety of angled fittings (e.g. tees, full elbows, slant elbows) snugly within a fitting cavity for torquing onto a fixed threaded end of pipe. Torquing of the fitting is accomplished by inserting... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7770496 | Extension apparatus for hardware and tools A device that enables a user to install most any hardware item into any structure. The inventive apparatus includes a core portion with a standard female ACME thread so the core may be threaded onto a standard extension pole. At the upper end of the core is a cavity... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7677139 | Engine turning device An engine turning device for use in rotating the crankshaft of an engine. The device has a first structure on a first side used when coupling the device to an engine employing a harmonic balancer and a second structure on a second side used when coupling the device ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7448300 | 360 degree rotatable ratchet socket drive body tapered for various axially driven external driving components A total wrench structure consisting of two mated structures in combination with a drive tool for the manipulation of fastener heads. A ratchet gear is contained in the first structure of a shape suitable to be slidably mated and loosely locked thereunto the second s... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7430944 | Wing nut installation clutch drive device A wing nut installation clutch drive device and method of installing and removing a hurricane shutter. An elastomeric body includes a bore extending longitudinally therethrough for tightly frictionally receiving a drive shaft, a portion of the length of which is tig... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7413693 | Wire connector fastening tool A wire connector fastening tool comprises an elongate body having a first end, a second end, an outer hand-engaging surface and an interior surface. The outer hand-engaging surface has a generally uniform outside diameter from its first end to its second end. The in... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7387049 | Animal water feeding bottle cap handling system An economical system and method for eliminating manual operations in smaller scale animal feeding water bottle management is provided. A hand held cap removal tool captures the perimeter of the water bottle cap for automatic capping or decapping. Provisions for susp... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7356914 | Twist-on wire connector applicator A wire connector applicator is capable of holding a clip of interconnected twist-on wire connectors in a tube which can be rotated by an electric motor. The connectors rotate with the tube for installation on the ends of stripped electrical wires. The invention is a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347129 | Tool operable for connecting a male F-type coaxial cable connector A tool including a tubular wrench portion and a hollow grasping portion. The tubular wrench portion has a first end, a second end, a hollow body portion located between the first and second ends and a plurality of arc portions located at the first end. The hollow bo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334505 | Hanging clamp wrench A hand tool consisting of an outer grip having an elongate inner housing formed therein engages with wing knobs used to tighten and loosen hanging file clamps. The outer grip is provided with a plurality of planar elongate gripping surfaces to enable a user to apply... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331260 | Rotary wrenching tool with a driving head This invention relates to a driving head of rotary wrenching tools, the driving head can be a sleeve or directly implemented on the wrench, the driving head has an opening with grooves, forefront surfaces and concavities implemented inside the opening, the forefront... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322563 | Arrangement for securing in-ground water valves Underground water valves having square operating nuts, such as but not limited to critical water valves which control different pressure zones or different demand areas, are secured by a shielding cap, each of which have a recess that receives a valve operating nut ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299721 | Socket including a reinforcing structure A socket for engaging a work piece having at least one wire. The socket includes a body having a closed peripheral side wall, first and second ends and a rotational axis extending between the first and second ends. The socket also includes a first receptacle formed ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293482 | Wing nut installation and removal tool A tool for installing and removing wing nuts. The tool includes an ergonomic, rigid handle for gripping by the hand of the user. One end of the handle includes wing nut engagement features that center the wing nut for a snug engagement by the tool. The tool is manua... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293312 | Multipurpose skateboard tool A compact multipurpose tool including a bit head, a hollow first cylinder that defines a plurality of open-end wrenches on one end, and a second cylinder that communicates with the bit head and can be at least partially housed within the hollow first cylinder. In fu... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284463 | Attachment for a socket wrench, and method The invention includes an attachment for a socket wrench that is capable of imparting torque about an axis simultaneously in opposite directions. The invention also includes a method for imparting torque about an axis simultaneously in opposite directions. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7249540 | Connector adapter An adapter for installing a connector to a terminal post, wherein the connector is attached to a cable, is presented. In an embodiment, the adapter is comprised of an elongated collet member having a longitudinal axis comprised of a first collet member end, a second... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246547 | Assembly of a nut body in a profiled-section element An assembly tool (20) for a securing system. (1) The securing system comprises an elongate profiled-section element (2) having a longitudinal slot (6), which is delimited by two flanges, and an elongate nut body (3). The nut body i... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7231852 | Faucet nut wrench kit A kit of four faucet nut wrenches, two of 1⅜ inch internal diameter, two of 1 inch internal diameter, longer wrenches 14–16 inches long, shorter wrenches 4 inches long. Drive sockets are provided for removable insertion into the drive end of each wrench. The sma... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210207 | Clevis removal and installation tool and method of use A clevis removal and installation tool comprising a socket with a centrally disposed engagement member within the socket, the engagement member perpendicularly anchored to a midline of the interior of the socket, the socket with an opening for removably fitting over... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204668 | Panel fastener with spring retaining ring A fastener assembly having a bolt having a shaft and a nose portion at its terminal end. A ring is mounted on the bolt. The ring is an elongated piece of resilient material curving from a first end about the bolt shaft, then curving back around to a second end adjac... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191687 | Bolt and nut engaging tool A bolt and nut engaging tool includes a loop that has an outer surface, an inner surface, a top side and a bottom side. The inner surface has a size and shape adapted for removably receiving a fastener. Each of a pair of the finger grips is coupled to the loop and e... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185567 | Torque plate tool and method for sprinkler head installation A tool and a method for installing a sprinkler head in a threaded fitting of a fire suppression system is disclosed. The sprinkler head is protected by a cover. The tool is formed from an elongated body having a cavity that is sized to receive the cover. One end of ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181999 | Tool for driving coaxial cable connectors A driver tool for coaxial cable connectors is provided. The tool can drive both F-series coaxial cable connectors having a hex sleeve and BNC coaxial cable connectors having a bayonet sleeve. The driver tool has a socket which includes a first drive surface in the f... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178430 | Volume damper adjustment tool A tool adjusts a damper assembly having a pivot arm and an arm fastener. The tool comprises an inner elongate member, an outer elongate member, and bushing collars. The inner member is telescopically received in the outer member. The inner and outer members each com... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147509 | Coaxial connector torque aid A coaxial connector torque aid, in the form of a tubular grip element, is installed over a conventional coaxial connector to facilitate tightening of the connector onto an equipment port by hand. The tubular grip element includes an outer surface for being grasped b... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127970 | Tool for tightening and loosening a wing nut or wing screw that secures a motor vehicle wheel A tool for tightening and loosening a wing nut having several wings that secures a motor vehicle wheel includes has a base element with three detachably attached contact bodies for the individual wings. The bodies serve to transfer the torque needed for tightening a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7096758 | Tool for removing automobile gas cap and for holding gas-filling nozzle open A tool for removing a gas cap from the gas-receiving tube of a vehicle. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093400 | Concrete insert for poured concrete floors The concrete insert may be positioned in concrete structures for attachment rods or other structural fasteners. A shaft may have a head to form a projecting edge at a first end and a hole at a second end. There may be slots formed in an external surface of the shaft... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082644 | Handle extension for rotating a crank handle A handle extension for rotating a crank handle includes an elongate shaft having a first end and a second end. A member with a receptacle for engaging the crank handle is mounted at the first end of the shaft. When the second end of the shaft is grasped and a rotati... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080581 | Coaxial connector socket wrench A slotted torque wrench has an elongated stem that extends between a handle and a socket for a nut. The slot extends through one face of the socket and at least partially along the stem. A torque limiter couples the socket to the handle. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7069824 | Leverage handle A leverage handle tool includes a handle and a seat block. In use, a slot in the seat block is located upon a handle such as a vice handle, and the tool is pulled toward the handle end. As the tool is pulled toward the handle end the slot grips the handle due to the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069643 | Fuel sending unit lock ring tool A device and method for installing and removing fuel sending closure system lock rings for retaining a module reservoir assembly includes a drive connection feature and a plurality of legs having feet that engage the lock ring to rotate it. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069820 | Wire connector fastening tool A wire connector fastening tool comprises an elongate body having a first end, a second end, an outer hand-engaging surface and an interior surface. The outer hand-engaging surface has a generally uniform outside diameter from its first end to its second end. The in... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069826 | Screwdriver attachment An attachment for drivers of screw type fasteners for releasably holding the fastener in place at the end thereof for inserting or removing. The attachment comprises a shaft collar, a spring, and a grasper, the grasper comprising an upper and a lower guide ferrule, ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062995 | T-connector holding tool and method A T-connector holding tool is a tool for immobilizing or applying a torque to a T-connector. The tool has an elongated handle portion and a head portion fixed to the handle portion. The head portion includes a pair of rigid claws, each including an interior surface ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044031 | Fastener driving tool The present invention is directed to an improved tool for driving a threaded fastener, such as a hex-headed sheet metal screw. The driving socket is adapted with an counter-bore in the region of the face of driving end of the socket, sufficient to receive therein th... | 05/16/2006 |
