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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370561 | Electric driver A power screwdriver (10) includes a bit holder (14) bored to receive the shaft of a screwdriver bit (12) and adapted to securely hold the screwdriver bit (12) in place, and a housing (18) having a through cavity (16). The bi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7281310 | Baluster driver tool and method of using same A baluster driver tool for rotating a baluster to threadably secure it to a support. The driver tool includes a housing having a connector at one end for connecting it to a drill and a baluster-engaging member at the opposite end for receiving the baluster. The balu... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272998 | Torque-limiting mechanism A torque-limiting mechanism is provided for use in a variety of torque-applying tools. The mechanism includes a handle defining a housing in which are disposed a slip gear and a fixed gear. The fixed gear is attached to the housing while the slip gear is attached to... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7197968 | Screwdriver with adjustable device to limit transmitted torque A screwing tool with a device to adjust transmitted torque comprises a handle to introduce a torque to the device, which is borne in the hollow of the handle and a drive shaft as an output element of the torque. On the drive shaft inside the handle, two separate cou... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7134818 | Tool-holding system for high-accuracy calibration of holes The invention relates to the field of toolings for high-accuracy finishing through-holes and non-through-holes, such as for example for calibration, lapping operations. More precisely the invention refers to a tool-holding system for high-accuracy calibration of the... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127955 | Torque limiting handle A torque limiting tool including an inner handle having a tool coupling portion, a biasing assembly aperture, and at least one radially oriented slot. At least one interface member is located in the radially oriented slot. The interface member includes an elongated ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104161 | Engine valve adjustment device A combination of tools for use in adjusting the valves in an internal combustion engine, and particularly the movement of the valve contacting end of a rocker arm in a motorcycle engine, comprises a socket, a hollow rod sized to fit in the opening in the top of the ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7069827 | Torque indication device for hand tools A torque indication device for a hand tool includes a handle with a processing unit connected thereto and a head having a driving member connected thereto is rotatably connected to the handle. The head has an insertion which is inserted into an axial recess of the h... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7013769 | Torque adjustable screw driver A torque adjustable screw driver includes a handle and a shank connected to an end of the handle. Two disks are mounted to the shank and each have an inclined end surface. The two respective inclined end surfaces contact each other and one of which includes protrusi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011001 | Torque wrench A torque device includes a housing rotatably accepting an inner ring assembly having a pin eccentrically disposed relative to a torque axis. A movable member is slidably or pivotably disposed in the housing to come into and out of engagement with the pin when the in... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000508 | Device for numerically displaying torque of torque wrench having a preset maximum torque Disclosed is a torque wrench comprising a signal generator including a spring biased against a trigger member, a sensor, and a disc biased between the spring and the sensor, a setting assembly including a cylindrical member for receiving the disc and the sensor, a c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6948410 | Torque wrench with sleeve for locking rotatable handle A torque wrench is provided having body and a handle that is rotatably mounted to the body for adjusting the torque setting, and an axially movable sleeve operable to selectively lock the handle. The sleeve includes a rigid member and an elastomeric member, such as ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6928907 | Dynamometric key The invention concerns a dynamometric key designed in particular for fixing an insert (22) on a handpiece (23). Said dynamometric key is characterized in that it consists of a grip element (3), and a securing element (5), said two element... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6752050 | Wrench with a fixed maximum operational torque A wrench includes a rod, a retainer, a pressing member, and a casing for receiving the retainer and the pressing member. The rod includes a driving portion on an end thereof for engaging with a fastener. The retainer has a central portion securely mount to the rod t... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6640674 | Screwdriver having a variable torque-limiting in-line drive A screwdriver of the type having a variable torque-limiting in-line drive with a handle having a cavity and a drive bit disposed in the cavity. Over-ride drive members are disposed in the cavity and a spring exerts a force on the drive members for transmi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6450072 | Clutch ball adjuster for tappet setting A tappet screw adjuster having an outer sleeve, an inner shaft, a bearing block, a handle, and a rotary coupling disposed between the bearing block and the inner shaft. The rotary coupling is designed such that the bearing block and inner shaft rotate tog... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6332377 | Gripping arrangement for gripping casing A gripping arrangement for gripping casing is both sufficiently flexible to conform to said casing and substantially inelastic. In a preferred embodiment the gripping arrangement comprises a sheet of zircon paper bonded to a flexible metal carrier plate w... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6295910 | Clutch assembly for use with a circular saw A circular saw includes a clutch assembly to surround the rotating blade shaft of the saw. The blade shaft is rotated by a shaft having a gear at one end. The clutch assembly includes a clutch gear to engage with the rotating pinion. The clutch gear is he... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6216570 | Driver for captively holding a fastener during assembly and disassembly of two parts A percutaneous access device implantable beneath the skin of a patient includes a turret assembly containing current limiters, electrical contacts and fluid couplings and includes a sealing device having a small screw fastener at the bottom of the turret ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6128984 | Micro-torque limiting, shock limiting tool and subassembly A micro-torque limiting production tool and subassembly comprises a hollow cylindrically shaped housing in which a combination bit retainer clutch mechanism is supported. The combination bit retainer-clutch mechanism includes a pair of cylindrical drive a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5813298 | Hand tool torque socket A torque tool which interfaces between a standard drive socket tool and a fastener intended to be tightened which includes an elongated cylinder having a movable element at one end intended to insertably receive a connection with the standard drive socket... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5655421 | Micro-torque limiting, shock limiting production tool A micro-torque limiting production tool comprises a hollow cylindrically shaped handle in which a combination bit retainer clutch mechanism is supported. The combination bit retainer-clutch mechanism includes a pair of cylindrical clutch plates of a plast... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5400681 | Screw driving extension apparatus An elongate tubular housing includes a housing first end spaced from a housing second end coaxially aligned to mount rotatably a shaft, wherein the shaft is arranged for projection through the first end, with the shaft having a screw driver bit driver at ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 4834192 | Two-speed power tool A two-speed power tool having a rotation motor supported in a housing (10) and driving an output spindle via three planetary reduction gears (13, 25, 22). The ring gear (17) of a first planetary gear (13) is rotatable relative to the housing (10) as well ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4781086 | Fluid fitting wrench An adjustable wrench particularly useful to facilitate ease of installation and removal of fluid fittings in and from a fluid system. The wrench includes an elongated handle threadedly cooperating with a body member. The body member has a pair of opposed ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4774864 | Dynamometric screw-driver A screw-driver includes, disposed inside a driving handle, a torque limiter having a torsion spring in which one end of a helical friction band carries a ring connected by axial splines to a stem of the tool while the corresponding end of the torsion spri... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4552042 | Tightening apparatus A shaft tightening apparatus wherein the shaft can be tightened a multitude of times to the same level of torque. The tightening apparatus comprises an exterior housing which when manually pivoted will similarly pivot within an internally located spindle.... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4535659 | Torque limiting wrench with an audio alarm A torque limiting wrench for limiting the magnitude of torque applied to a load is disclosed. The wrench comprises a fore-section rod having a head structure of a wrench or adjustable wrench, a fore-section member depending from the head structure and hav... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4311072 | Speed handle ratchet wrench An improved speed handle ratchet wrench that can be used in either of two distinct modes of operation to rotate the drive member at the head end of the wrench. A clutch assembly disposed within the head housing transmits axial rotation of the handle to th... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4086829 | Speed handle ratchet A speed handle ratchet which can be used in either one of two distinct operating modes. The device includes an elongated handle having first and second ends, a head on one end of the handle, a hand grip on the other end of the handle, drive means connecti... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4041811 | Torque limiting driver A hand operated nut or screw driver which utilizes an adjustable clutch action to limit the amount of torque applicable to a workpiece. An elongated handle member has a pair of clutch hubs, one disposed at either end thereof, for frictional engagement wit... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3969961 | Torque limiting adaptor An adaptor for applying a predetermined amount of torque to a bolt includes a housing having one end engageable with the bolt, and a shaft coaxially mounted within the housing and having an opposite end engageable by a wrench. The shaft and housing are cl... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3964154 | Device for simultaneously stressing a number of tension elements In a device for simultaneously stressing a group of tension elements in a prestressed concrete member, a common driving source is used for mechanically rotating each of the spindles and wrench sleeves which are connectible to the tension elements. Separat... | 06/22/1976 |
