Patents by Inventor Herbert L. Fish

Herbert L. Fish has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Impact tool, handle assembly therefor, and method of attaching handle to head
    Patent number: 4188703
    Abstract: An impact tool, such as a hammer, having a head with a tapered eye therethrough, is attached to a handle by means of longitudinal notches extending from the end of the handle inserted into the eye, the notches having longitudinal surfaces which diverge to match the taper of the eye and receiving inserts which fill the notches and the space between the longitudinal notch surfaces and the corresponding taper-forming side surfaces of the eye. Shock absorption is provided by elastomeric material filling the voids between the handle and the head of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1980
    Inventor: Herbert L. Fish
  • Impact tool and handle assembly therefor
    Patent number: 4085784
    Abstract: An impact tool, such as a hammer, having a head with a tapered eye therethrough, is attached to a handle by means of longitudinal notches extending from the end of the handle inserted into the eye, the notches having longitudinal surfaces which diverge to match the taper of the eye and receiving inserts which fill the notches and the space between the longitudinal notch surfaces and the corresponding taper-forming side surfaces of the eye. Shock absorption is provided by elastomeric material filling the voids between the handle and the head of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1978
    Inventor: Herbert L. Fish
  • Ratchet-type torque wrenches with extended torque range
    Patent number: 4027558
    Abstract: Ratchet-type wrench heads employ drive adapters in conjunction with multiple torque wrench handles to provide wider ranges of torque ratings with each head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Inventor: Herbert L. Fish