Patents Examined by D. S. Meislin
  • Patent number: 7779732
    Abstract: Screwdriver handle has a storage chamber for screwdriver bits, the storage chamber being displaceable from a closed position into an open position by axial displacement of two parts of the handle with respect to one another. One handle part has a core, which is disposed in a cavity in the other handle part. The two handle parts are held in the closed position of the storage chamber by latching means movable out of a latching position by pressure on an actuating zone (8) associated with an end side of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Wera Werk Hermann Werner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Abel, Ralf-Richard Richter, Werner Tretbar, Carsten Wulf
  • Patent number: 7774941
    Abstract: A multi-tasking utility tool comprising a body; a knife compartment coupled to the body, wherein the knife compartment contains a cutting tool, the cutting tool configured to extend out from the knife compartment; and a cartridge unit coupled to the body, the cartridge unit having a first writing instrument and a second writing instrument, wherein the first writing instrument and the second writing instrument are positioned opposite from one another, the cartridge unit rotatable between a first position and a second position, further wherein the first writing instrument is positioned within the body in the first position and extends away from the body in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Wampum LLC
    Inventors: Ronald L. Johnson, Russell D. Powers
  • Patent number: 7775140
    Abstract: A cork extractor significantly reduces the countervailing forces that must be applied to a bottle during extraction of a cork by providing a handle having a rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the vertical, longitudinal axis of a cork as it is removed from a bottle. A handle rotates about an axis and comprises gripping portions on opposite sides of the rotational axis. The corkscrew is prevented from spiraling out of the cork during the application of upwardly directed forces independently of the screw carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: C.C. & L Company Limited
    Inventor: Sik Leung Chan
  • Patent number: 7770494
    Abstract: A ratchet device constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure is depicted. The ratchet device includes a ratchet body having a handle and a ratchet head. The handle is reciprocably rotatable in first and second handle directions about an axis extending substantially normal to a major axis of the ratchet head. The ratchet device further includes an output member coupled to the ratchet head, wherein the output member is rotatable in a substantially constant output member direction when the handle is reciprocated between first and second handle directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Jore Corporation
    Inventors: W. Robert Cornwell, Nathan C. Cantlon, Jesse Croft
  • Patent number: 7765900
    Abstract: A torque wrench includes an operation bar having a mounting sleeve, a hollow handle having an inner wall provided with a first toothed portion and a plurality of positioning grooves, and an adjusting unit including an adjusting knob movable relative the handle and having an outer wall provided with a second toothed portion detachably engaged with the first toothed portion of the handle and a positioning block detachably locked in one of the positioning grooves of the handle. Thus, the adjusting knob is initially pulled outwardly relative to the mounting sleeve and the linking rod and is then rotatable relative to the handle so as to adjust the torque values of the torque wrench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Inventor: Jih Chun Wu
  • Patent number: 7765897
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench is disclosed, which comprises a body unit which has a circular groove at its one side and a stop member; a head unit which includes a housing rotatably passing through a circular groove of the body unit, and a ratchet gear engaged at an outer rim of the housing and is selectively rotatable in one direction as the ratchet gear is engaged with the stop member; a worm screw which is rotatably pin-engaged in the interior of the housing; and a pair of arms of which one end of each arm is inserted into the interior of the housing and is pin-engaged therein with a thread being formed on an upper side of each arm and being engaged with the worm screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: World Tools Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Soo Kim, Byeong Ok Woo
  • Patent number: 7762162
    Abstract: A pair of locking pliers having an adjusting device that utilizes a cam assembly. The pliers, preferably, include a trolley disposed in a first handle member that defines a channel. The trolley is structured to be coupled to a link assembly wherein the position of the link assembly relative to the distal end of the first handle member affects the spacing of the pliers' jaws. The cam assembly is, preferably, a planar disk-like body having a radially extending handle and, preferably, a plurality of flats about the circumference. The cam assembly is disposed, preferably, in the plane defined by the first handle member and the second handle assembly. The cam is coupled to the first handle member at the distal end of the handle portion and its' axis extends generally perpendicular to the plane defined by the first handle member and the second handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Penn United Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M. Phillips, Sr., Mark P. Noah, Jeffrey B. Hile
  • Patent number: 7762160
    Abstract: An open-throat power tong for making up or breaking apart an oilfield tubular connection, includes a cage plate lock system. The lock system connected to each cage plate extends across the space provided by the open throat in the cage plate when locked in the closed position. This provides support for the cage plates, resisting their tendency for expansion. The cage plates are mounted on the ring gear for rotation about a common center. The support provided to the cage plates for resisting expansion is communicated to the ring gear, thus providing support to the ring gear against expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: McCoy Corporation
    Inventors: Hermann Basler, Jason Giebelhaus
  • Patent number: 7762164
    Abstract: A torque-limiting driver has a handle, a body, a torque-limiting assembly and a work-piece engaging tip. The torque-limiting assembly includes an upper and lower shank that have a plurality of teeth circumferentially spaced. The teeth have a vertical face, and inclined face and a flat peak. The inclined face is defined by a radius of curvature that transitions to the flat peak. There is a spring for applying pressure across the upper and lower shank. The teeth engage for relative rotation when the handle is turned and disengage when a predetermined value of torque is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: ECA Medical Instruments
    Inventors: John Nino, David Ivinson
  • Patent number: 7757590
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a fastener retaining system (FRS) and kit for securing a fastener (such as a screw) to a driver (such as a screwdriver) to facilitate one-handed use of the driver in both fastening and un-fastening operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Inventor: Darian Swartz
  • Patent number: 7748300
    Abstract: Pliers, with two arms that are joined together via an articulation pin. One of the arms has a protuberance with a lateral channel that extends via one of the orifices, a pusher being located in the channel and having an inner channel that accommodates a spring that acts between the pusher and the arm. The articulation pin is joined by means of screwing to the pusher in the region of the lateral channel, a toothed claw being arranged coaxially therebetween with mechanical continuity. The pusher is continued as an extension located on the walls of the other orifice in the work position. Applicable to hand tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Rothenberger, S.A.
    Inventor: Jose Ignacio Picaza Ibarrondo
  • Patent number: 7748299
    Abstract: A wrench includes a fixed jaw and a sliding jaw which has a cylindrical guide portion and two toothed surfaces are defined in axial direction of the portion. The two toothed surfaces are made by Metric and English systems respectively. Two pawls are engaged with a through hole in the head each include an engaging surface in a first end thereof and the engaging surface is composed of teeth which are removably engaged with on of the two toothed surfaces. The two respective engaging surfaces of the two pawls are made by Metric and English systems respectively. An operation unit controls the two pawls to be engaged with or disengaged from the two toothed surfaces of the sliding jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Proxene Tools Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Arthur Wu
  • Patent number: 7748293
    Abstract: A container opener that is used by a user to remove a cap of a bottle or container such as, but not limited to, a medicine bottle or container that includes a childproof cap. The container opener includes a cavity that is designed to at least partially receive the cap of a bottle or container. The cavity can include one or more gripping elements designed to engage the cap when inserted in the cavity. The cavity can be designed to receive a plurality of different sized caps. The container can include a magnifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Inventor: Michael Peter Elwell
  • Patent number: 7748296
    Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver with an accelerating structure is provided, in particular to one combined a ratchet seat and a solar gear system. The ratchet seat controls the operating direction, and the solar gear system increases the output rpm for a user to choose high or low revolution to facilitate tightness or looseness of a screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Gong Fong Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Tsan Hu
  • Patent number: 7743687
    Abstract: A screwdriver helper includes a handle, a guide, and a bit. The handle defines a through hole therein. The guide is affixed to the handle. The guide comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and a through guide hole defined between the top surface and the bottom surface. The top surface is faced to the handle. The guide hole is corresponding to the through hole of the handle. An axis of the guide hole is perpendicular to the bottom surface. The bit is positioned in the guide hole. The bit comprises a tip and a head. The tip is in a shape of a screw head. The head defines slots in a top end thereof. The bit is movable along the axis of the through guide hole. The screwdriver helper helps screwdriver to lock screws firmly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Chin Lu, Jian-Hua Xiang, Guan-Wu Xu
  • Patent number: 7743812
    Abstract: An apparatus for fitting or removing tyre to or from a rim 1 of a vehicle wheel comprising a hooked tool 2 which is controlledly moved in a pivotal connection location 4 along a sliding guide 11 and in a second pivotal connection location connected to a link lever, on a tool holder 5, wherein the control movement of a rod-shaped control portion 10 is transmitted to the tool 2 by way of the gear transmission 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Snap-On Equipment SRL a Unico Socio
    Inventor: Paolo Sotgiu
  • Patent number: 7740043
    Abstract: Tire changer apparatus having a horizontally extended frame; a wheel holder device provided on said frame and designed to support a tired wheel (14) with horizontally positioned wheel axis; a carriage supported movably along the frame; a tool holder provided on the carriage; at least one tire changing tool for mounting the tire onto the wheel and/or for demounting the tire from the wheel; and actuator means to move the tool holder on the carriage to operating positions in which the tire changing tool is able to act on the tire for mounting or demounting on both sides of the tire, wherein during the mounting operation or demounting operation the carriage is driven by an actuator device along the frame; the tool holder is movably supported on a tool holder carriage which is movably supported on said carriage and driven by an additional actuator device provided on said carriage, and said additional actuator device is in drive connection with the tool holder carriage via a mechanical speed-increasing transmiss
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Snap-On Equipment SRL a Unico Socio
    Inventors: Paolo Sotgiu, Antonio Fragale
  • Patent number: 7730812
    Abstract: The invention provides a screw head having a hexalobular slot (2) in the upper surface of the screw head, an upper peripheral wall (9) of hexalobular planform extending down into the screw head, the upper peripheral wall (9) being parallel or near parallel to the axis of the screw, a sloping transition surface (15) extending downwardly and inwardly with respect to the lower edge of the upper peripheral wall (9), and a tapered recess (11) extending downwardly from the lower edge of the sloping transition surface (15), in which the dimensions of the screw head are such that when the screw head is engaged by a tool (6) having upper (16) and lower engagement (17) sections, the lower engagement section (17) is tapered, and there is a ‘stick fit’ between the surface of the tapered recess (11) and the external surface of the lower tapered engagement section (17), and there is no engagement with the sloping transition surface (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Inventor: Jone Edland
  • Patent number: 7721631
    Abstract: Self-contained, combined wrench and marking system, and method for installing a fitting and for automatically marking an installed fitting. The self-contained combined wrench and marking system has a wrench that may include a wrench head for rotating a fastener during a fastener tightening operation, a torque measuring mechanism for measuring a torque applied to the fastener during the fastener tightening operation, and an angle measuring mechanism for rotating the fastener to a preset angle during the fastener tightening operation. The self-contained combined wrench and marking system also has a marking system for automatically marking the fastener after the torque is applied to the fastener and after rotating the fastener to the preset angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Frederic P. Berg, Mark E. Hulscher
  • Patent number: 7717017
    Abstract: A hand tool generally includes a tool mount that removably receives thereon a tool. The tool mount and tool cooperate to provide the hand tool with a variable angle of attack with an enhanced power ratio for accommodating aged, arthritic and otherwise handicapped people.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Tabin McBride, Dyson Lister Hamner, Joseph John Jankiewicz