Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
081064000 | Flexible | 14 |
20090266203 | Cover Installation Tool - An installation tool may include an extension member, a body portion disposed on the extension member, and a plurality of fingers flexibly protruding from the body portion. The plurality of fingers are adapted to releasably engage a cover assembly. The plurality of fingers and the body portion cooperate to retain the cover assembly in a first direction and allow disengagement of the cover assembly in a second direction. | 10-29-2009 |
20100050821 | Oil Filter Wrench - An oil filter wrench includes a flexible stainless steel band having a pattern of sputtered alloy material coating at least part of the inside surface of the band to enhance the gripping ability of the oil filter wrench as the band is tightened above the outside surface of a cylindrical canister during removal or installation of the oil filter canister. | 03-04-2010 |
20100101377 | HAND TOOL - A hand tool includes a flexible rod, a connecting member, a clutching member, a driving member, a slide sleeve, and a spring. The connecting member is connected to one end of the flexible rod. The connecting member has an annular groove and a retaining hole. The clutching member has a ring portion and two hooks extending from the ring portion. The ring portion engages with the annular groove. The driving member is received in the retaining hole. The slide sleeve is sleeved on the connecting member and the clutching member. The spring is disposed between the flexible rod and the slide sleeve to urge the slide sleeve toward a direction away from the flexible rod. | 04-29-2010 |
20100192731 | STRAP PIPE WRENCH FOR DRIVING AN OBJECT HAVING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL SHAPE - The strap pipe wrench includes a handle; a strap; a connecting member which is movable relative to the handle means for displacing the member; the handle being equipped with an abutment shoe on the object. The member is movable between at least one first position corresponding to the position of the loose strap, and a second position corresponding to the position of the tensioned strap, tightly surrounding the object in abutment on the shoe. The displacement means includes locking elements which keep the member fixed relative to the handle when the member is in the first position; a resilient element which urges the member towards the second position; and a control member for deactivating the elements. | 08-05-2010 |
20110146460 | NUT DRIVER DRILL BIT - A nut driver bit is designed to install nuts onto threaded shafts, such as all-thread rods and bolts. The nut driver bit may be driven by a power drill which causes a driver end of the nut driver bit to rotate. The driver end may contact a nut, thereby causing the nut to rotate. The driver end may be covered in with a contact grip for gripping the nut during use. A worker may install and spin a nut on a threaded shaft without requiring their fingers to manually rotate the nut. The nut driver bit may drastically reduce the time required to install nuts onto threaded rods. | 06-23-2011 |
20110167964 | Strap Wrench - A strap wrench includes a strap that is a continuous loop and has notches. No portion of the strap is affixed to any portion of the wrench. The strap is placed around an object that needs to be turned such as an oil filter on an engine. A tension mechanism is then used to tighten the strap into place around the object to be turned. A ratchet mechanism engages one or more notches on the strap to prevent movement of the strap in one direction while allowing movement of the strap in the opposite direction. The combination of the notched continuous loop strap and ratchet mechanism allow the strap wrench to have a ratcheting action after the strap is tightened into place around the object to be turned. | 07-14-2011 |
20130042724 | OIL FILTER WRENCH - An oil filter wrench for use in tightening or loosening an oil filter includes a band assembly configured to be placed over the oil filter; a handle assembly attached to the band assembly for use in tightening and turning the band assembly; and a layer of flexible or compressible high friction material applied over a portion of the band assembly to reduce slippage between the band assembly and the oil filter. | 02-21-2013 |
20130081519 | Phillips line jipper - Disclosed is an open-end line socket tool that can be used to tighten or loosen a hexagonal line nut in a hydraulic line fitting. The tool body includes sidewalls defining a hexagonal outer cross section perpendicular to its length and an open interior volume extending the length of the tool body and through a sidewall thereof. The open interior volume includes (i) a hexagonal recess at one end of the tool body, the hexagonal recess being sized and shaped to receive a hexagonal line nut, and (ii) a channel adjacent the hexagonal recess and extending to an opposing end of the tool body, the channel being sized and shaped to accommodate a hydraulic line passing from the open interior volume to an exterior of the tool body. The tool body sidewalls include an interior sidewall shoulder defining a contraction in the open interior volume from the hexagonal recess to the channel. Two opposing flexible sidewalls of the tool body are capable of tightening when the tool is used with a wrench to tighten or loosen a hexagonal line nut, thereby improving the connection thereto. | 04-04-2013 |
20140033878 | Strap Wrench - A strap wrench includes a strap that is a continuous loop and has notches. No portion of the strap is affixed to any portion of the wrench. The strap is placed around an object that needs to be turned such as an oil filter on an engine. A tension mechanism is then used to tighten the strap into place around the object to be turned. A ratchet mechanism engages one or more notches on the strap to prevent movement of the strap in one direction while allowing movement of the strap in the opposite direction. The combination of the notched continuous loop strap and ratchet mechanism allow the strap wrench to have a ratcheting action after the strap is tightened into place around the object to be turned. | 02-06-2014 |
20140033879 | Strap Wrench - A strap wrench includes a strap that is a continuous loop and has notches. No portion of the strap is affixed to any portion of the wrench. The strap is placed around an object that needs to be turned such as an oil filter on an engine. A tension mechanism is then used to tighten the strap into place around the object to be turned. A ratchet mechanism engages one or more notches on the strap to prevent movement of the strap in one direction while allowing movement of the strap in the opposite direction. The combination of the notched continuous loop strap and ratchet mechanism allow the strap wrench to have a ratcheting action after the strap is tightened into place around the object to be turned. | 02-06-2014 |
20150290781 | STRAP WRENCH - A strap wrench is used to drive a cylindrical object and contains: a handle including two recesses and a longitudinal slot; a strap including a first end portion and a second end portion which are inserted into the two recesses; a guiding rod longitudinally inserted into the handle; a supporting block rotatably connected with a first segment and located inside the strap; a movable member disposed on the guiding rod and moving between a first position and a second position, the movable member joining with the strap; a push switch slidably fixed in the longitudinal slot and rotatably connected with the movable member; and a spring for pushing the movable member to move toward the second position. Thereby, the movable member is driven by the engaging block to move between the first position and the second position so as to operate the strap wrench easily. | 10-15-2015 |
081065000 | Threaded adjustment | 2 |
20150128768 | ONE-WAY DRIVE STRAP WRENCH - A one-way drive strap wrench has a handle, a threaded rod module mounted in the handle and a clamping module mounted in the handle. The clamping module has an asymmetric clamping block and a strap. The clamping block is mounted around a combining unit of the handle and has an accommodating trough accommodating a pushing segment of the threaded rod module, wherein the accommodating trough is wider than the pushing segment. The strap is circled around the clamping block to form a surrounded area. A crossing angle is formed between the axis of the handle and the blocking line and is smaller than 90 degrees. | 05-14-2015 |
20160059393 | ADJUSTABLE WRENCH - An adjustable wrench includes a handle and a head is connected to handle. The head has a space defined therethrough and a path is defined in one end of the head. A fixed jaw extends from the head and located at one end of the path. A worm rod is rotatably located in the space. A threaded rod is movably inserted into the path and engaged with the worm rod. A movable jaw is movably connected to a protrusion extending from the threaded rod. The movable jaw has an elongate hole and a resilient member is located in the elongate hole. A pivotal member extends through the protrusion and the elongate hole. The resilient member is biased between the inner end of the elongate hole and the pivotal member. The movable jaw is loosened from the object by reversely rotating the handle of the wrench. | 03-03-2016 |
081650200 | Link | 1 |
081068000 | Handle jaw | 1 |
081069000 | Pivoted | 1 |
20080307932 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR JOINT DISASSEMBLY - A joint tool includes a first wrench assembly configured to be placed in gripping contact with a rod, a second wrench assembly including jaws configured to grip and rotate a rod when the second wrench assembly is rotated in a first direction and to rotate relative to the rod when moved in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction, and a drive assembly mounted to the first wrench assembly and coupled to the second wrench assembly, the drive assembly being configured to rotate the rod in the first direction and the second direction. | 12-18-2008 |