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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186247 | Wrench A wrench, comprising: a body, includes a handle having an appropriate shape, a containing groove disposed at an action end of the body; a ratchet is pivotally coupled to the containing groove of the body; a seal cover is covered onto the body and matched with the sh... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8161847 | Socket wrench apparatus A socket wrench device having multiple adjustable fastener engagement tool ends. A pair of ratchet engagement heads are pivotally secured in respective rotational and supportive orientation with extending handles pivoted together at their free ends to afford multipl... | 04/24/2012 |
| RE43286 | Ratchet wheel with asymmetric arcuate concave teeth or non-arcuate concave teeth ratcheting tools with such ratchet wheel and combination of such ratchet wheel and a pawl A ratchet wheel includes an inner periphery and an outer periphery. The outer periphery includes a number of arcuate concave teeth each having two sides and an intersection of the two sides. The ratchet wheel includes a center, a line from the center to the intersec... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141460 | Ratcheting wrench A ratcheting wrench having ratchet structure, a ratchet body, a socket wheel, a plurality of ratchet teeth and at least one pawl. The ratchet body is received into the ratchet structure and is rotatable about a first axis. The socket wheel is received in an aperture... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8122790 | Insulated tool for linesmen A tool for linesmen who work on high powered electrical installations. The tool is constructed of a single handle at one end and a integral forked end at the other end. The forked end receives a ratchet mechanism with two outwardly placed sockets. The handle and the... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109180 | Dustproof ring for ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench includes a head rotatably receiving a drive member. The head includes an end wall having a hole. One of an inner face of the end wall and an end face of the drive member defines a first abutment face. The other of the inner face and the end face inc... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8069753 | Rotary ratchet wrench A hand tool is disclosed. The hand tool has a gripping portion and a distal end with an attachment end disposed thereon. A ratcheting mechanism is combined with the attachment end to provide ratcheting action. A rotatable head is combined with the attachment end and... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8033200 | Universal ratcheting tool A universal ratcheting tool provides improved handling of tools that are difficult to use on their own, specifically, hexagonal wrenches. The universal ratcheting tool includes a handle and a body with a ratcheting mechanism within the handle. The body includes a fi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028607 | Locking flex-head ratchet wrench A ratcheting tool including a handle formed with an integral yoke at a first end and a tool head coupled to the yoke at a pivot. The tool head has a toothed hub facing rearwardly of the pivot and into the yoke. A locking spool is rotatably carried in the yoke adjace... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7878091 | Screwdriving tool with free wheel gear A screwdriving tool includes a gear head and a drive arm. The gear head forms a gear housing, in which a free wheel or ratchet gear having an output rotational axis is arranged. A front side of the gear head includes an output coupling, in the shape of a polygon. Th... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7765897 | Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench is disclosed, which comprises a body unit which has a circular groove at its one side and a stop member; a head unit which includes a housing rotatably passing through a circular groove of the body unit, and a ratchet gear engaged at an outer rim of... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765898 | Rotary tool For accurate holding, easy attachment and detachment, and sufficient rotation force, a rotary tool has a holding and transmitting part 1 to hold a hexagonal column of a rotated body and give rotation force, comprising a recessed part 2, which has an in... | 08/03/2010 |
| RE41296 | Retainer ring for securely retaining a first object to a second object A retainer ring includes at least two holding sections and at least one engaging section. Each holding section has a radius of curvature equal to half of a diameter of a reduced section of a first object, e.g., an adaptor. The engaging section has a radius of curvat... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7584686 | Quick release mechanism for socket wrench A socket wrench includes a housing disposed in a driving head and having one or more protruded portions and one or more recessed portions, a gear rotatably received in the housing and having a driving stem, a detent slidably received in the driving stem and extendib... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7536934 | Ratchet tool A ratchet tool is provided. The ratchet tool includes a body having a head and an elongated handle. A gear train and pawl assembly are contained within the head of the body. A switching mechanism also extends into the head of the body and interacts with the pawl ass... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7497148 | Swiveling driver A swiveling driver includes a handle portion and a head portion operatively coupled to the handle portion for selectively pivoting relative thereto. The head portion includes an implement and defines at least one detent. A yoke extends from the handle portion and in... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7472629 | Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench has a drive-stud element with a drive stud at a first end and a drive recess at a second end. The drive-stud element is coupled with a one-way drive transmitting wheel to rotate in unison therewith about an axis. The wrench can have a centering elem... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7467574 | Versatile folding ratchet tool A versatile folding ratchet tool comprises a ratchet assembly having two driving ends; and two tool assemblies connected to the two driving ends of the ratchet assembly, respectively; wherein each said tool assembly comprises a rotational core having one side connec... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7444903 | Ratchet wrench having reinforced strength A ratchet wrench includes a wrench body provided with a mounting hole and a receiving chamber, a ratchet wheel mounted in the mounting hole of the wrench body and provided with a plurality of ratchet teeth, and a pawl member mounted in the receiving chamber of the w... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7424837 | Quick switch hand tool A quick switch hand tool includes a base board, a plate, a shell, and a cover connected together. A driving shaft is rotatably disposed in the base board, the plate, the shell and the cover. A switch means is mounted on the base board and is provided for switching t... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421772 | Ratcheting driver with pivoting pawls and method of arranging same A ratcheting driver for rotationally driving a piece and having a handle and pivotal pawls engageable with a driven gear and being capable of ratcheting and driving in both rotational directions. A cap is rotatable relative to said handle and it has a web for pivoti... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7380481 | Pass through socket and ratchet wrench combination A pass through socket (12) and wrench (10) combination is disclosed wherein a first drive member (22a, 22b) is provided on the socket's exterior surface and a second drive member (24) is provided on the front side of ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370560 | Ratchet wrench The present invention discloses a ratchet wrench comprising a head (1) having a driving aperture (2) for engaging a drive means (4) rotatable therein. A handle (3) mounted for tilting movement in relation to said head (1), providin... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367740 | Mechanically lockable universal joint and structures employing such joint An adjustable support stand for an article such as a camera employs a plurality of elongated links connected to one another at their ends by lockable universal joints. Each joint consists of a pair of complementary knuckles, each joined to a link end by a splined co... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363838 | Ratcheting torque wrench A method and assembly for tightening a locking element in an orthopedic implant comprises a ratcheting mechanism that includes a shaft portion and a sleeve portion operatively connected over the shaft portion. The assembly further includes a first handle or wrench o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356938 | Bore gauge apparatus for use in reconditioning articulated connector An apparatus for measuring a reconditioned portion of an articulated connector engaged in a reconditioning fixture while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car is disclosed. The gauge is a generally cylindrical arc with an inner side and outer side. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353735 | Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench includes a body with a head portion and a shaft. The head portion includes a cavity. A rotatable member is received by the cavity and is rotatable about an axis. The rotatable member has a plurality of teeth disposed around a circumferential surface... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353734 | Screwdriver having a ratchet mechanism A screwdriver having a ratchet mechanism includes a handle and a switch assembly. A ratchet base is provided in the handle. The ratchet base is provided with a locating device. The switch assembly is pivotally connected to the handle. A locating plate extends from t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340984 | Multi-functional hand tool A multi-functional hand tool comprises a hand tool body which has a handle; each of two ends of the handle having a connecting unit for connecting various assembly so that the hand tool has various functions. At least one connecting unit is formed with a recess. At ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340983 | Spanner with prevention of disengagement of fasteners A spanner comprises a box end that has an inner periphery consisting of a number of wall faces to define a first polygonal receiving space. Each wall face includes a groove defined therein. The grooves of the wall faces together define a second polygonal receiving s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331257 | Returning assembly of spanner A returning assembly of a spanner includes a driving portion having a receiving space for receiving a driving head, a switch unit and an ejecting unit having a truncated conic shape; a radial direction of the driving head having a slightly inclined buckling surface;... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331258 | Tire-assembly spanner A tire-assembly spanner which comprises a hollow handle installed with a bending tube portion at one end thereof; another end of the handle being installed with a holding portion; an engaging element installed to one end of the resisting portion far away from the ha... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331246 | Mechanical torque wrench with an electronic sensor and display device A mechanical torque wrench including a wrench body defining an elongated interior compartment and a wrench head including a bar extending therefrom being pivotally secured to a first end of the wrench body. A hand grip located on a second end of the wrench body and ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311018 | Wrench A wrench includes a handle, a joint movably mounted on the handle and a working unit pivotally connected to the joint. The handle pivots relative to the working unit between a first position, where the handle and the working unit extend perpendicular to each other, ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305907 | Skateboard tool A multifunction tool according to the present disclosure is formed in a generally “Y” shape to provide leverage and control when the tools included in the first arm or the second arm are employed. The main stem includes a ratchet assembly for a male drive elemen... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302876 | Bi-sectional wrench A wrench includes a lever with teeth formed on the wall of a space defined therein. A handle includes teeth formed on the wall of a space defined therein. A toothed wheel is movable in the spaces between a first position where the teeth of the toothed wheel are enga... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293483 | Self aligning socket set A socket tool has an internal hole that is adapted to receive a standard size thread corresponding to the size of the nut being driven. A set of such socket tools may be driven using one or more hollow extensions that engage a socket tool, the extension having a hol... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287448 | Reversible high-torque screwdriver A screwdriver includes a handle, a first body having an end securely mounted in the handle, a second body rotatably mounted in the first body, a ratcheting mechanism slidably mounted in a receiving section in the other end of the first body, and a switch member pivo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284464 | Oil drain plug wrench An oil drain plug wrench is provided to enable a user to more easily remove and install an oil drain plug. The wrench includes a rotor with two cavities on opposite sides of a rotor. When either of the cavities engages a workpiece, the wrench is capable of applying ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281452 | Wrench having a ratchet head able to vertically and horizontally rotate for 360° A wrench having a ratchet head able to vertically and horizontally rotate for 360° includes a tang having a longitudinal slit of predetermined length in the center and a pair of symmetrical prongs integrated with a front end thereof for rotatably engaging with a dr... | 10/16/2007 |
