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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7284340 | Primary chain adjustment measuring tool A tool for measuring movement of a strand of a chain extending between sprockets in a direction substantially transverse to the length of the strand, for example a primary motorcycle chain extending between a clutch sprocket and an engine compensating sprocket, wher... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7252023 | Locking pliers for detachably lockingly capturing a chain thereto An improved chain locking pliers being of the type having a fixed handle, a movable handle, a fixed jaw affixed to the fixed handle for movement therewith, a movable jaw pivotally mounted to both the movable handle and the fixed handle, and apparatus for holding a c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6978701 | Wrench A wrench has a head portion (10) adapted to engage and apply torque to a workpiece, including a ring member (14) which surrounds the workpiece and has a fixed end (16) and a free end (18) such that, when the ring engages a workpiece and a... | 12/27/2005 |
| 5960679 | Ratcheting open-end wrench A ratcheting, open-end wrench concurrently engages more than half the corners of a nub during torquing. In preferred embodiments a wrench has a contacting cavity for receiving and torquing a nut, bolt head or other angularized nub. A chain carries a plura... | 10/05/1999 |
| 4691428 | Spanner for torsion springs and method for its use Disclosed is a spanner wrench for and method of removing a torque-locked torsion spring from a winding cone. The wrench retrieves and engages the terminal end of the spring to apply both a radially outwardly directed force to such terminal end of the spri... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4477937 | Combined pliers, clamp and wrench A combined wrench, locking pliers and chain clamp using a toggle for the gripping and clamping functions.... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4290180 | Fixture for special gears, particularly of bicycles A fixture for mounting sprocket wheels on and removing them from the free-wheel units of bicycles, comprising a first tool in the form of an elongated metal plate, having a handgrip and a functional part provided with a plurality of recesses shaped to rec... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4160394 | Wrench A wrench adapted to turn a rotatable workpiece or tool about its central axis. The wrench comprises an elongated handle received through a bracket having an inwardly facing surface that engages the workpiece or tool. A pivotal connection between the inner... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4157608 | Fixture for special gears, particularly of bicycles A fixture for the assembly and disassembly of special gears (particularly of gears of free-wheels applied to the rear wheel of bicycles) consists of a first tool which comprises an appropriately shaped, metal elongated plate, having a smooth handgrip and ... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4138910 | Cleated chain wrench A chain wrench has a handle having a chain element pivoted to the handle by a pair of links to permit passage of the free end of the chain between the links, whereby the chain may be wrapped in full circumscribing relation to a workpiece. The handle has a... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4008636 | Ratchet wrench The ratchet wrench of this invention is of two piece construction comprising a rigid pawl handle, and a spring strap cooperating with the pawl handle. The pawl handle has a squared-off end and is provided with two integral pawl teeth extending from one si... | 02/22/1977 |
