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Class 81/127 - Claw


Subclass of Class 81 - Tools
Definition: The actuating-lever has a claw or tooth which claws or forces
No. of patents: 19
Last issue date: 03/25/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7347125Automatic adjustable head wrench
An adjustable wrench including a head having parallel jaws. The parallel jaws include a first fixed jaw and a movable second jaw. The second jaw is mounted to the head for parallel, sliding movement relative to the first jaw. The wrench also includes a first handle ...
03/25/2008
7334507Teethless adjustable spanner
A toothless adjustable spanner includes a handle, a head at one end of the handle; a fixing jaw extending from the head; the head being formed with a sliding groove and a receiving groove in the head and communicated to the sliding groove; a sliding rod being receiv...
02/26/2008
7174813Adjustable wrench
The invention is an adjustable wrench comprising a handle with a terminal end and grip end, the terminal end defining a lower bolt claw. A jackscrew is slidably coupled to the handle, the jackscrew being movable to control the movement of the upper and central bolt ...
02/13/2007
7156001Adjustable wrench
The adjustable wrench has two wrench elements each having a jaw portion and a body portion, each body portion having angled tongues and grooves, slideably mounted opposite one another with the jaw portions opposing each other. Between the two body portions is an act...
01/02/2007
7114824Multi-functional tool with interchangeable adjustable wrench head unit
A multi-functional tool comprising an extendable power tool handle unit with an interchangeable connect feature able to receive and power various size interchangeable, adaptable adjustable wrench head units and other adaptable tool attachments. The interchangeable w...
10/03/2006
7039973Fishing pliers with hook sharpening file
A pliers having a pair of jaws each of which has an outside surface and wherein at least one of the outside surfaces has a file that is a separate member that is releasably coupled to at least one of the outside surfaces. The file, or files, can be attached to eithe...
05/09/2006
6834569Crescent wrench
A crescent wrench is constructed to include a fixed jaw, a transmission gear wheel pivoted to the fixed jaw, a movable jaw meshed with the transmission gear wheel, a sliding track structure adapted to guide movement of the movable jaw horizontally relative to the fi...
12/28/2004
6227079Self adjusting tool
A tool includes a head having a fixed jaw, a movable jaw slidably engaged in the head and movable toward and away from the fixed jaw for clamping the fastener to be driven. A handle has a portion pivotally secured to the head at a pivot shaft and has an a...
05/08/2001
6216564Universal wrench
The universal wrench has a handle and a wrench body with reciprocally displaceable jaws and part-gripping teeth. An abutment end portion of the handle has circularly arranged teeth that cooperate with teeth on a rack provided on one of the jaws. The rack ...
04/17/2001
6151996Adjustable wrench
An open-end wrench, which is self-adjusting and ratcheting, clamps at least four side surfaces of a nut or bolt head, and is adjustable to fit a range of sizes....
11/28/2000
6131491Self-locking chuck key
A self-locking wrench includes a movable jaw which can be moved by a manual actuator. Motion of the actuator is transmitted to the movable jaw by a leaf spring. When moving the movable jaw toward an open position, the leaf spring becomes deformed and stor...
10/17/2000
5823076Adjustable, ratcheting gear wrench for pipes and bolts
A gear wrench includes a lever 10 having a handle 11 at a distal end and a sector pinion gear 13 at a proximal end, rotatable in a cavity 26 of a fixed jaw body 18 by means of a pivot 14. The teeth of the pinion engage the teeth of a rack 21 disposed on a...
10/20/1998
5682802Wrench with manual/or electrical control
A wrench of the type having one handle produced by the manufacturing processes of drop forging and machining, incorporating a pivot point that acts as a fulcrum for a cam member that is integral with a wormwheel segment. The cam member terminates in the r...
11/04/1997
5095782Open-ended adjustable ratchet wrench
An open-ended adjustable ratchet wrench having a first jaw with a fastener contact surface thereon is slideably connected to a second jaw with a second fastener contact surface thereon for grasping a nut or bolt. A link member is pivotally attached to the...
03/17/1992
5016503Adjustable open end wrench
This invention is an open end wrench which is self-adjusting and ratcheting, which clamps a nut with a force greater than the nut turning force exerted on the wrench handle and which fits an entire range of nut sizes....
05/21/1991
4833949Adjustable open-end wrench
An adjustable open-end wrench is formed with a C-shaped base jaw member having an upper base grip-forming portion and a lower tongue-forming portion which is pivotally connected to an elongated handle. An L-shaped, sliding jaw member has a horizontal leg ...
05/30/1989
4802389Adjustable workpiece gripping and rotating device
Disclosed is a new and improved device for gripping and rotating a workpiece. The device includes an adjustable jaw, adjustable through a rack and pinion gear assembly so that torque applied to the gear member, for example by connecting the gear to a coop...
02/07/1989
4094215Plier wrench
A plier wrench is provided which has a body with a fixed jaw and a movable jaw slidable relative thereto that carries a rack. A gear engages the rack and moves the movable jaw and in addition a pivotal handle or lever is provided which may be swung toward...
06/13/1978
4084456Wrench
A wrench for turning components such as bolts, nuts, screws or the like wherein a gripping head is pivotally connected to the wrench handle so that with the head gripping the component to be turned, the handle can be pivoted from a position in which it is...
04/18/1978
 
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