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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377019 | Method and apparatus for fastening together structural components A method and apparatus for fastening a first relatively soft structural component such as a wood panel to a second relatively hard structural component such as a steel angle iron using fasteners each having a forward self-drilling portion, a rearward, self-tapping p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7249948 | Ergonomic dental instruments for small hands The invention provides systems and methods for ergonomic dental instruments for dental professionals with small hands. In one embodiment, a dental instrument includes an elongated metal handle having a length in the range of about 3- 7/16 inches to about 3- 15/16 in... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7207247 | Hammer head wrench An L-shaped wrench with a handle and a shank attached to a hammer head. The hammer head may be hexahedral with the handle and shank attached to adjacent flats with opposing flats forming impact surfaces for applying an axial force along the handle or shank with an i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7194938 | Angular impact wrench An angular impact wrench is disclosed. The angular impact wrench can comprise a lever that is rotatable about a pivot axis and a reciprocably movable ram that is operatively arranged with the lever to rotate the lever. The lever includes a concave contact surface th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7104738 | Hole saw arbor An arbor (20) for a tool is provided. The arbor includes a shaft (22) and a locking mechanism (24) operatively coupled to the shaft. The arbor also includes an adapter (26) removably coupled to the shaft by the locking mechanism, the adap... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7051628 | Impact wrench An impact wrench is disclosed. The wrench has a handle and a housing pivotally secured to one end of the handle. A socket drive cooperates with the housing and the socket drive receives a socket for engagement with a fastener. A follower is associated with the housi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6823949 | Modular control apparatus for a power impact tool The invention comprises a power impact torque tool that is torque-limited by a novel torque-timing device that controls the amount of time that the tool motor operates after the operator initiates tool operation. The invention also includes the torque-timing device ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6814159 | Impact tool driver An impact tool driver includes a hollow holding member having a surrounding wall defining a chamber. A solid and rigid shank of a handle is formed with a V-shaped cam hole, and extends into the chamber such that the V-shaped cam hole is registered with two diametric... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6502485 | Impact ratchet wrench A hollow handle is fitted at the end with an offset ratchet wrench housing. A punch rod slidably positioned within the handle with an end protruding may be struck with a hammer or other implement to turn the ratchet. An impact cap over the end of the hand... | 01/07/2003 |
| 5305672 | Driving means Driving means in particular for a cutting-off device with a rotationally held cutting-off tool. In order to provide the cutting-off tool with high acceleration in a simple manner, a sledge hammer (6) is provided that cooperates with an impact surface (5) ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 4745980 | Auto-hammer driver An improved hammer driver includes a body with an outward flange on a lower portion thereof, a removable socket member adapted to driving a nut or bolt, a rotary member interconnecting the body and the socket member and including a radially extending rota... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4561507 | Tool adapter An impact screw driver which includes two changeable coupling ends of variable sizes to be inserted into differently dimensioned coupling sleeve heads of the tool bits, thereby facilitating the manufacture of the device.... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4364440 | Hand held rotary impact tool A rotary impact tool such as a socket wrench has an anvil member at one end of a shaft for providing rotary movement to a tool body, and a striker non-rotatably and slidably mounted on the shaft for impacting the anvil member and imparting rotational forc... | 12/21/1982 |
