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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412915 | Method of securing a connection in a drive assembly and a securely connected drive assembly A socket and drive member used in a manufacturing process for driving fasteners is coupled together using an elastic sleeve. The sleeve is placed on one of the socket and drive and then positioned to cover a joint created when the socket and drive member are coupled... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7246546 | Loosening tool for threaded pipe couplings A loosening tool for breaking loose tightened threads of a pipe coupling using a plurality of wrench type devices is provided that is simple to use, offers more breakage force than muscling alone, and is relatively safe and effective in its operation. The loosening ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7117772 | Wrench having a safety device A wrench includes a shank having a drive head, a handle slidably mounted on the shank, and a resistance member mounted between the shank and the handle to provide a resistance to damp movement of the handle. Thus, when a force is applied on the handle to rotate the ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7082864 | Tool with protective sheath A protective sheath for tools to prevent marring of finished surfaces when the tool is being used. The sheath is integrally formed as a one-piece elastomeric body that is applied to the exterior surface of the tool, with at least one end of the sheath projecting sli... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6883221 | Pin removal and placement tool A pin removal and placement tool (50) has a body member (52) made of plate steel having a contact surface (52b) and a rear edge (52c). Tool (50) also may have an anvil plate (54) mounted on a striking plate ( | 04/26/2005 |
| 6601254 | Tool adapter and method A combination includes a foldable hand tool, an adapter, and an implement. The foldable hand tool provides a pair of handles that are connected with a pin to a pair of pivotally engaged gripping jaws. The implement includes a tool head, such as a ratchet ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 5617766 | Torque wrench device A torque wrench device has a torque wrench structure which includes a substantially tubular handle, a head pivotally secured to on end of the handle through a pivot pin, a toggle link connected to the head, a thruster coupled to the head through the toggl... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5586475 | Racheting type tool having free wheeling sleeve to facilitate use A rachet-type hand tool having a sleeve-like guide freewheelingly mounted about a main body portion of the tool. A main shaft is rotatably mounted within the interior of the main body. An upper end of the shaft is secured to a three-way rachet mechanism. ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5481947 | T lever adapter for a ratchet wrench A T lever adapter for a ratchet wrench is described which includes a body having a generally "U" shaped channel. The channel is adapted to receive in mating engagement a head of a ratchet wrench. Clamps are secured to the body at opposed ends of the chann... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5150261 | Combined screwdriver and magnifying glass A combined screwdriver and magnifying glass includes a screwdriver having a handle and a shank connected to the handle; a block member made of elastic material detachably and frictionally sleeved around the shank; and a magnifying glass having a central h... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5003849 | Alignment sleeve for hand tool having a universal joint An alignment sleeve for use with an universal joint-type socket wrench which provides for self-alignment of the wrench with the nut or bolt to be turned. The sleeve includes an integral piece of highly resilient rubber molded into a hollow cylindrical sha... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5003850 | Screwdriver with holding sleeve A screwdriver has a handle and a bit attached to a shaft. A tubular sleeve surrounds the shaft of the screwdriver and engages a bearing surface on the bit. A user gripping the handle with one hand and the sleeve with the other hand maintains the bit in co... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4947713 | Elastomeric sleeve on rearward portion of wrench socket to facilitate recognition and selection of the socket A molded elastomeric sleeve is carried by the rearward portion of a wrench socket. The sleeve has size indicia molded directly thereon (and may also be color coded) thereby facilitating a quick and convenient identification and selection of the respective... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4738167 | Tool-extender device An extend-a-tool device including a main body integral with a pair of downwardly extending members having a cut out portion therebetween into which a handle of a wrench as well as handles of a pair of pliers can be inserted in a wedged-in manner. The main... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4292863 | Automatic socket ejector An automatic ejector for a socket, utilizing a spring-loaded pin arranged outwardly adjacent to the drive fitting of a tool that engages interchangeable sockets. A spring biased latch holds the pin in a retracted position during use of the socket, and is ... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4285254 | Reversible drive ratchet socket remover assembly A reversible drive ratchet socket remover assembly adapted to be secured to a conventional reversible drive ratchet wrench for effecting removal of a socket from the wrench. The assembly is adapted to cooperate with a driving stud of a reversible drive ra... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4258597 | Socket wrench ejector A device for positive ejection of cylindrical socket wrenches from a retaining square-drive is disclosed consisting primarily of a lever mounted on the shaft of a typical ratchet-driven socket wrench parallel to the shaft. A flat fork in one end of the le... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4253357 | Screwdriver accessory A screwdriver accessory is disclosed, the preferred embodiment incorporating a central rubber grommet having an axial passage therethrough, the axial passage frictionally gripping the shaft of a screwdriver. It is surrounded by a disk of polished metal. I... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4106373 | Bit driving tool for use in barriers separating different environments A bit driving tool useful for adjusting obstructed or inaccessible bolts, screws or nuts. The tool is placed in a broach hole formed through a barrier or obstruction and a set of sleeves coaxially surrounding a tool shaft both aligns the tool bit with the... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4007651 | Device for increasing the torque applied to a hand tool A generally disc shaped tool shaft holder with an opening at its center adapted to accept a tool shaft, and a plurality of openings about its periphery, each of which is designed to accept a lever arm. The holder is divided into an inner and an outer sect... | 02/15/1977 |
