Abstract: A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly, a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and an end hook disposed at the first end of the blade. The end hook may have a front face that faces away from the aperture and a rear face that faces toward the aperture. A high friction surface including grains may be disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the rear face.

Abstract: A method of producing a measuring tape may include providing a cupped blade with substantially uniform cupping over a longitudinal length of the cupped blade, applying a stress relief operation to a selected portion of only a convex side of the cupped blade to increase curvature of the cupped blade in the selected portion of the cupped blade where the stress relief operation includes bead blasting the selected portion via a dual nozzle shot peening assembly to define a combined bead blast area that is substantially centered with respect to a longitudinal centerline of the blade, and operably coupling the cupped blade to a reel assembly and providing the cupped blade and reel assembly within a housing to define the measuring tape device.

Abstract: A light bar may include a body, a battery housed inside the body, a lighting element housed inside the body, a switch operably coupled to the lighting element and the battery to enable control of lighting intensity of the lighting element based on a position of the switch, a first fixing assembly formed at opposing longitudinal ends of the body, and a second fixing assembly. The first fixing assembly may be configured to enable the light bar to be removable and rotatable relative to a case. The second fixing assembly may be disposed at a portion of the body that is between the opposing longitudinal ends, the second fixing assembly being configured to enable the light bar to be affixed to an object when the light bar is removed from the case.

Abstract: A method of producing a measuring tape may include providing a tape measure blade having a first end configured to extend from a housing and a second end configured to be wound on a reel assembly, defining a first non-critical region from the first end to a start of a critical region, defining a second non-critical region from the second end to an end of the critical region, and modifying a mass per unit length of a portion of the blade such that a mass per unit length of the first and second non-critical regions is less than a mass per unit length of the critical region.

Abstract: A torque transfer assembly for a bit holder includes a first lateral member, a second lateral member and a coupling pin. The first and second lateral members extend substantially parallel to each other along opposing sides of an axial channel of a base portion of a drive body of the bit holder. The drive body includes a drive end configured to interface with a powered driver. The coupling pin interfaces between the drive body and a driven body of the bit holder to transfer torque between the drive body and the driven body via engagement between the coupling pin and the first and second lateral members.

Abstract: A soldering station includes a first tool port configured to interface with a first soldering tool, a second tool port configured to interface with a second soldering tool, a display configured to display information relating to one or both of the first and second soldering tools, and processing circuitry configured to interface with the display to provide the information relating to one or both of the first and second soldering tools. The first tool port has a first indicator associated therewith and the second tool port has a second indicator associated therewith. The first indicator generates a first color that is also generated at a third indicator associated with the first soldering tool. The second indictor generates a second color that is also generated at a fourth indicator associated with the second soldering tool, the first and second colors being different from each other.

Abstract: A chuck configured to be operably coupled to a power driver having a rotatable drive spindle is provided. The chuck (100) may include a body (130) having a center axis (50) and a plurality of clamping jaws (101) configured to clamp onto a working bit. The clamping jaws (101) may be configured to angularly translate relative to the center axis towards or away from a clamping jaw point of convergence (154) to close or open a working bit opening defined by the clamping jaws (101). The clamping jaw point of convergence (154) may be on the center axis. The chuck (100) may also include a plurality of bit alignment jaws (150). The bit alignment jaws (150) may be configured to maintain the working bit within the working bit opening by being configured translate towards or away from a bit alignment jaw point of convergence (153) that is on the center axis (50) and disposed rearward of the clamping jaw point of convergence (154).

Abstract: A pneumatic riveter may include a jaw assembly (110) configured to extend around a portion of an object through which a fastener is to be driven, a lever (222) configured to be actuated to initiate rivet driving, a valve assembly portion (230) comprising a piston configured to enable progressive control of rivet driving responsive to actuation of the lever, and an unlocking assembly. The unlocking assembly may be configured to selectively inhibit operation of the lever responsive to positioning of a button (240) of the unlocking assembly in a locked position, and enable operation of the lever responsive to positioning of the button in an unlocked position.

Abstract: A printing assembly (400) may include a first continuous cylinder (420) and a first jogging assembly (424). The first continuous cylinder (420) may be configured to apply print media to a flexible substrate (300) responsive to contact with the flexible substrate. The first continuous cylinder (100, 420) may include a plurality of partitions (210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260) configured such that only one of the partitions is aligned for contact with the flexible substrate at any given time, and each of the partitions may have a unique print characteristic associated therewith. The first jogging assembly (424) may be operably coupled with the first continuous cylinder (420) to move the first continuous cylinder along an axis thereof to change alignment of the partitions relative to the flexible substrate.

Abstract: A speed square is provided including a triangular flat plate having measurement markings indicated on a least one face, a T bar affixed to, and extending along, the length of the first side of the triangular flat plate, and an extension element operably coupled to an end of second side of the triangular flat plate opposite the T bar. The extension element having measurement markings indicated on at least one face, such that the measurement markings of the triangular flat face continue on the extension element.

Abstract: A chuck is provided for use with a powered driver having a rotatable drive shaft. The chuck includes a plurality of jaws (22) movably disposed in passageways (40) of a cylindrical body (14), a nut (16) rotatably mounted about the body (14) and in communication with the jaws (22) such that rotation of the nut (16) in a closing direction moves the jaws (22) toward each other and rotation of the nut (16) in an opening direction moves the jaws (22) away from each other, and a sleeve rotatably mounted about the body (14). The sleeve is in communication with the nut (16) such that rotation of the sleeve rotationally drives the nut (16). The chuck also including a biasing element (208) disposed between the nut (16) an at least a portion of the sleeve configured to bias the sleeve toward a neutral position. The biasing element (208) limits an inertial force of the sleeve applied to the nut during operation of the powered driver.

Abstract: A chuck for use with a power driver having a rotatable drive spindle is provided. The chuck may include a clamping assembly comprising a clamping member that operably couples the sleeve to a nut. The clamping assembly may be configured to transition the chuck between a rapid jaw adjustment mode and a clamping mode. In the rapid jaw adjustment mode, a sleeve may be configured to rotate the clamping member with the nut to cause rotational movement of the nut relative to jaws and a chuck body, which may cause translational movement of the jaws relative to the chuck body. In the clamping mode, the nut may be rotationally fixed with the jaws and the clamping member may rotate relative to the nut to cause the nut to move axially relative to a center axis of the chuck which causes the jaws to translate relative to the body and clamp onto a working bit.

Abstract: A soldering tip fastening device includes a soldering device fastener configured for fastening the soldering tip fastening device on a soldering device, and a soldering tip fastener configured to fasten a soldering tip on a soldering device when the soldering tip fastening device is fastened to the soldering device. The soldering tip fastener and the soldering device fastener are associated with opposite ends of the soldering tip fastening device. The soldering tip fastening device has a sleeve with an elastic element, the sleeve being configured such that the elastic element is tensioned during the fastening of the soldering tip on the soldering device by the soldering tip fastening device.