Compound tools – Wrench
Patent
1995-10-16
1997-03-04
Smith, James G.
Compound tools
Wrench
81440, 81490, B25B 1300
Patent
active
056067585
ABSTRACT:
A multi-purpose tool includes a head portion, a handle portion coupled to the head portion, and a plurality of hexagon rods received in the head portion and the handle portion. The head portion has a first end, a central hexagon hole defined therein extending from a second end thereof to the first end and a ratchet mechanism coupled the first end thereof. The ratchet mechanism includes a central shaft having a central hexagon aperture in alignment with the central hexagon hole of the head portion. The handle portion has a first end coupled to the second end of the head portion, a central hexagon opening defined therein extending from a second end to the first end thereof and in alignment with the hexagon hole of the head portion. The handle portion is capable of pivoting about the head portion with a first axial movement of the handle portion relative to the head portion in a first direction. The plurality of hexagon rods are received in the hexagon opening, hexagon hole and the hexagon aperture of the handle portion, the head portion and the shaft of the ratchet mechanism respectively and arranged such that a portion of one of the plurality of hexagon rods extending out from the ratchet mechanism and a portion of another hexagon rod extending out from the second end of the handle portion. Each of the plurality of the hexagon rods has two contracted ends formed into various functional shapes for performing different tool functions.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4676703 (1987-06-01), Swanson
patent: 5329834 (1994-07-01), Wong
patent: 5450775 (1995-09-01), Kozak
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