Tools – Wrench – screwdriver – or driver therefor – Slidable jaw adjustments
Patent
1989-09-01
1990-11-06
Schmidt, Frederick R.
Tools
Wrench, screwdriver, or driver therefor
Slidable jaw adjustments
81165, B25B 1316
Patent
active
049676253
ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment an adjustable jaw socket with a gripping facility is disclosed that is adapted for use with a socket wrench or other tool for providing rotary motion. The adjustable jaw socket includes a body with a stationary jaw and slotted members in its upper portion and an aperture for receiving the drive of ratchet wrench or other socket-type wrench in its lower portion, in addition to an adjustable jaw. Means are provided for securing the movable adjustable jaw at a selected position with respect to the body. Also, means responsive to rotary motion of an attached socket-type wrench to grip a nut or bolt for loosening and tightening operations is provided. In a second embodiment an improved adjustable jaw socket wrench includes a body with stationary jaw and slotted members in its upper portion and an aperture to engage the drive of a socket-type wrench in its lower portion, in addition to an adjustable jaw, wherein said slotted members are lower in height than the top surfaces of said stationary jaw and said adjustable jaw to enable usage in tight situations in which there is not adequate clearance on all sides of a nut or bolt to allow the socket to fit over the head of the nut or bolt. Means are provided for securing the adjustable jaw at a selected position relative to the body. Means also are provided for securing said slotted members describing the slotted opening in the upper portion of the body from widening under load in loosening and tightening operations.
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Kolari James W.
Kolari Karen B
Johns S. Keating
Kolari James W.
Kolari Karen B.
Schmidt Frederick R.
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