Folding spanner wrench

Latest Ryan Engineering & Design Co., Inc. Patents:

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a folding spanner wrench in accordance with the design and shown in the open position;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1, the opposing side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left end elevational view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right end elevational view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1 and shown in the closed position;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1 and shown in the closed position, the opposing side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1 and shown in the closed position;

FIG. 10 is a left end elevational view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1 and shown in the closed position;

FIG. 11 is a right end elevational view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1 and shown in the closed positon; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the folding spanner wrench of FIG. 1 and shown in the closed position.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D46260 August 1914 Martin
D54394 February 1920 Dodge
D103141 February 1937 White
D126577 April 1941 Erxleben
D136557 October 1943 Scown
D138515 August 1944 Hardy
D169490 May 1953 Hug
D199091 September 1964 Gaskins
D210093 February 1968 Bliss
D210141 February 1968 Woods
D219258 November 1970 Frye
D222659 November 1971 Hillis
D240289 June 1976 Skinner
D244252 May 10, 1977 Ardis
D245393 August 16, 1977 Madsen et al.
D248613 July 25, 1978 Pace et al.
D252849 September 11, 1979 Weiss
D252907 September 18, 1979 Poll
D254834 April 29, 1980 Madsen et al.
D258636 March 24, 1981 Bouko et al.
259717 June 1882 Prior
D263674 April 6, 1982 Ebert
D266902 November 16, 1982 Tarran
D266903 November 16, 1982 Tarran
D271275 November 8, 1983 Richilano
D287927 January 27, 1987 Zankich
297838 April 1884 Parsons
D300000 February 28, 1989 Reinhardt
D301010 May 9, 1989 Renna
D304899 December 5, 1989 Liu
384592 June 1888 Ross
458337 August 1891 Dodge
506832 October 1893 Schofield
539793 May 1895 Carrington
563577 July 1896 Drum
563848 July 1896 Dunham
638087 November 1899 Bonar
745984 December 1903 Alkire
815064 March 1906 Campbell
820185 May 1906 Edmands
840580 January 1907 McMillan
935459 September 1909 Carr
1032853 July 1912 Murphy
1040564 October 1912 Merrill
1431289 October 1922 Frisz
1472517 October 1923 Fry
1479741 January 1924 Reitz
1494865 May 1924 Pierce
1507277 September 1924 Dunlap
1527772 February 1925 Baird
1550773 August 1925 Baird
1581199 April 1926 Herring
1675729 July 1928 Reynolds
1703856 February 1929 McKeag
1784535 December 1930 Osterby
1836716 November 1930 Huthsing
1877019 September 1932 Nathan
1895030 January 1933 Elmore
1936359 November 1933 Huthsing et al.
1961989 June 1934 Shippee
1991307 February 1935 Worden
2106639 January 1938 Jenkinson
2155947 April 1939 Low
2179396 November 1939 Barrington
2195667 April 1940 Baker
2300840 November 1942 Huxel
2325227 July 1943 Chaddock
2327090 August 1943 Berg
2471593 May 1949 Toye
2525226 October 1950 Lawellin
3641846 February 1972 Prial
3705430 December 1972 Ziaylek, Jr.
3872745 March 1975 Garza et al.
3941010 March 2, 1976 Howell
3949439 April 13, 1976 Ardis
4089077 May 16, 1978 Morton
4234988 November 25, 1980 Ross et al.
4244559 January 13, 1981 Mote
4287623 September 8, 1981 Tarran
4463632 August 7, 1984 Parke
4597123 July 1, 1986 Cobe, Jr.
4646378 March 3, 1987 Borden
4656895 April 14, 1987 Wilson
4658455 April 21, 1987 Skillern
4708320 November 24, 1987 Hodges
4741060 May 3, 1988 Hose
4924544 May 15, 1990 Culotta
Foreign Patent Documents
914797 October 1946 FRX
128474 June 1919 GBX
Other references
  • Zico Folding Spanner Wrench Model FSW-1, Zico Product Catalog, p. 22. Catalog is undated but received on Mar. 23, 1991 at a Fire Department Instructors Conference and Exhibition in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is apparently published by Ziamatic Corp. Pictures taken of Zico Folding Spanner Wrench Model FSW-1, ordered and received after Mar. 23, 1991. Catalog by WS Darley & Co., Melrose Park, Ill. showing tools made by Iowa American Firefighting Equipment Co. and undated, but recently published. Product Brochure by Armstrong Bros. Tool Co., 1973, Chicago, Ill. dated 1973. Catalog by Red Head Brass Inc., Shreve, Ohio dated 1984.
Patent History
Patent number: D337492
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 28, 1991
Date of Patent: Jul 20, 1993
Assignee: Ryan Engineering & Design Co., Inc. (Pellston, MI)
Inventors: Bobby W. Ryan (Alanson, MI), David Ivey (Harbor Springs, MI), Thomas D. Sullivan (Cheboygan, MI)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Assistant Examiner: Philip Hyder
Law Firm: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton
Application Number: 7/676,737
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/21; D/8105; D 8/26; D 8/89