Abstract: A bit for removing a broken security fastener having an elongated shaft with a longitudinal axis. The shaft has a first end and a second end. The first end terminates in a tip region having a recess for receipt of the post of the security fastener, the recess being disposed substantially along the longitudinal axis. The second end of the shaft is configured to be received by the chuck of a tool which provides rotational torque.

Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a handle including a head including a circular pocket, an internal arcuate recess communicating with the pocket, a circular flange on a lower portion of the pocket, and a C-shaped groove on an upper portion of the pocket, the groove having both ends terminating at the recess; a detent including an arcuate block including an arcuate wing plate extending from one end, and a spring loaded pawl movably seated on the wing plate and besides the arcuate block, the pawl including pawl teeth facing the pocket; a hollow, cylindrical socket rotatably seated on the flange and including external drive teeth on an outer surface, the drive teeth being disengaged from the detent, a toothed drive surface on an inner surface, and a central opening defined by the drive surface; and a split ring mounted on the groove to retain the socket in place.

Abstract: A screwdriver comprises a shaft, and a handle core, a handle body and an outer layer formed on the shaft by injection molding. The multilayer structure of the screwdriver prevents the impact force from being transmitted to the user's hand and causing discomfort, and can relieve the discomfort caused by the impact force applied to the screwdriver while reducing the impact force loss during impact operation.

Abstract: A wrench for engaging a workpiece comprises a pair of fixed jaws and a pair of movable jaws being movable relative to the pair of fixed jaws. The workpiece includes a plurality of flats which may be adjoined at a plurality of corners. The pairs of fixed and movable jaws may be configured to engage the workpiece in at least one of a flat engaging position and a corner engaging position. The flat engaging position comprises the pairs of fixed and movable jaws being engaged to one of the flats on each one of the opposing sides of the workpiece. The corner engaging position comprises the pairs of fixed and movable jaws being engaged to an adjacent pair of the flats on each one of the opposing sides of the workpiece.

Abstract: An adjustable torque wrench includes a driving shank pivotally coupled to a tubular lever and biased with a compression spring, an adjusting screw for adjusting a compression force of the compression spring, and a barrel attached to the adjusting screw and rotated in concert with the adjusting screw and having a graduation aligned with a window of the tubular lever for allowing the graduation of the barrel to be seen through the window of the tubular lever, a control ferrule is slidably engaged with the adjusting screw for rotating the adjusting screw to adjust the compression force of the compression spring, and a lock device attached to a handle for selectively anchoring the control ferrule to the handle.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a ratchet wrench, which includes a body, a driving head, a fixing disk and a rotatable member. The body has a ring-shaped head with internal teeth therein. The driving head is located in the ring-shaped head and has a top portion which has a reception recess and a pawl is located in the reception recess. The pawl has engaging teeth on two ends of the front thereof and two curved surfaces are formed on the back of the pawl. A spring is located in the reception recess so as to bias the back of the pawl. The rotatable member is located on the top of the ring-shaped head and has two driving pins which shift the spring to pivot the pawl such that the engaging teeth in one of the two ends of the pawl are engaged with the internal teeth to control the driving head to rotate in one direction.

Abstract: A bit for removing a broken fastener comprises a tip from which extend two or more notches separated by traction or biting surfaces formed from two-sided frusto-conically-shaped regions. The surfaces are bounded on one side by a nonlinear cutting edge and on the other side by a non-cutting edge and are configured to cut into the fastener when the bit is rotated in a direction opposite to the fastener's direction of engagement. Specific embodiments include configurations where the cutting edges extend at different angles with respect to the bit axis, where the biting surfaces comprise a plurality of serrations, and where the cutting edges are separated by flutes which spiral along a longitudinally extending periphery of the bit.

Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a head having a compartment rotatably receiving a drive member. A pawl groove is formed in an inner periphery of compartment and slideably receives two pawls. A slot is formed in a side of the head and in communication with the pawl groove. A first end of a control plate is pivotably mounted to an engaging portion of the drive member extending beyond the side of the head via a hole in the side. A second end of the control plate includes two legs extending through the slot into the pawl groove for actuating the pawls upon rotation of the control plate to change a driving direction of the ratchet wrench. A positioning device is provided to position the control plate.

Abstract: A modular tool having a cutting end and a writing end. The cutting end comprises a retractable utility knife. The marking end comprises marker (an ink pen, a highlighter, a marker, or a wax pencil), a pocket clip, and a cap. The cutting end and the writing end are removably rigidly connected, and either end can be modularly replaced. The system includes a kit comprising the tool with replacement blades and multiple markers, and a method of using the modular tool.

Abstract: An adjustable set wrench includes a wrench handle; an adjustable wrench head provided on the wrench handle and having a stationary jaw, an adjustable jaw and a wrench gap between the stationary jaw and the adjustable jaw; at least one of a metric jaw adjustment scale having metric marking units and a standard jaw adjustment scale having standard marking units provided on the adjustable wrench head; and at least one of a metric jaw mark and a standard jaw mark provided on the adjustable jaw and registering with at least one of the metric marking units and the standard marking units.

Abstract: An article for use in a torque transmitting system which has a drive surface configuration having side and end surfaces is disclosed. The end surface tapers upwardly and outwardly from a lowermost point provided along a longitudinal axis to the side surface. The end surface defines a plurality of identically configured lobes that extend from a first point to a second point. The first point of one lobe is identical to the second point of an adjacent lobe. The first and second points of each lobe are provided along an imaginary circle having its center along the longitudinal axis. Each lobe extends from the first point to the second point by a series of edges that are straight, concave and/or convex. Two of the edges are tangential to the imaginary circle. The side surface extends upwardly from the edges defining the plurality of lobes.

Abstract: An eyebrow embroidery machine includes a connecting sleeve, an eyebrow embroidery bushing, an anti-backflow plastic cover, an eyebrow embroidery needle module and a transmission mechanism. At least one circular flange is formed at an end of the eyebrow embroidery bushing and embedded into another end of the connecting sleeve. An end of the anti-backflow plastic cover is fixed onto the periphery of the eyebrow embroidery needle module and another end is connected to the connecting sleeve. The eyebrow embroidery needle module installed in the connecting sleeve includes a core link rod at an end and an eyebrow embroidery needle at another end and passed out of the eyebrow embroidery bushing. The transmission mechanism is screwed with the connecting sleeve, and provided for moving the core link rod, the anti-backflow plastic cover and the eyebrow embroidery needle reciprocally along the central axis of the eyebrow embroidery machine.

Abstract: A rotary tool includes a tool body having a driving end formed thereon and an annular groove defined therein. An indicating coiled spring is received in the annular groove. The indicating coiled spring has a colored indicating mark formed thereon for easily identifying a standard of the rotary tool. The indicating coiled spring is made of metal, wherein the indicating coiled spring is hard to be broken and a lifetime of the indicating coiled spring is lengthened. The indicating coiled spring is able to elastically expand to be easily and co-axially sleeved on the annular groove of the tool body, such that the indicating coiled spring being replaceable and re-useable. When operating, the indicating coiled spring is rotatable relative to the tool body.

Abstract: Embodiments of a driving tool are disclosed that comprise a shank portion, and a working portion, wherein the working portion is configured to drive either a Phillips head fastener or a Robertson® head fastener.

Abstract: A socket wrench device having multiple adjustable fastener engagement tool ends. A pair of ratchet engagement heads are pivotally secured in respective rotational and supportive orientation with extending handles pivoted together at their free ends to afford multiple socket engagement orientation by compound pivot and socket rotation within a single hand tool configuration.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for rotating or spinning a tubular. In some embodiments, the apparatus, referred to herein as a pipe spinner, includes a body, an arm pivotally coupled to the body, and an actuator coupled to the arm. The arm has a cam roller coupled thereto. The actuator is operable to pivot the arm relative to the body between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the cam roller engages the tubular. In the open position, the cam roller is disengaged from the tubular.

Abstract: A screwdriver is convenient for changing driver heads. A button is released to drive an arm of the screwdriver in a first position to grasp a fixing portion of the driver head. The button is pressed to drive the arm to rotate from the first position to a second position to deform an elastic member, with the arm releasing the driver head to make the driver head drop out of the handle. Each of the driver head can be easily mounted to the screwdriver, and detached from the screwdriver.

Abstract: The tool adaptor of the present invention includes a first work piece, a second work piece and a block element. The work pieces are pivoted with each other. The block element is sleeved on the first work piece and slidable between a first position and a second position. As the block element locates at the second position, it engages with the first and second work pieces simultaneously to restrict the sway of the first work piece about the second work piece. The tool adaptor is therefore switchable between a swayable mode and a fixation mode by moving the block element between such positions.

Abstract: A variable compression tool comprising a retaining surface attached to a lever arm and a cam surface attached to a second lever arm. The two arms are moveably connected through a fixed pivot point. The profile of the jaw pocket may be of various shapes. In one instantiation, the jaw pocket conforms to at least two sides of a nut. The orientation of the cam surface to the jaw pocket is such that the force generated by closing the jaws forces the nut into the retaining surface. Adjustment of the cam lever arm is regulated by an eccentric cam adjuster bearing which changes the effective center of rotation of lever arm two in two dimensions simultaneously by rotation of the bearing.

Abstract: The invention is a tool for lifting building materials, such as shingles, while extracting nails that fastened those materials. The slots that grip the nails are a concatenation of overlapping holes, for smooth insertion of the tool past the nails, and the envelope of the tool is a surface of curves for smooth insertion of the tool under the building materials. The bottom surface is a rocker that provides a moving fulcrum for prying out the nail, giving maximum force when the nail is first gripped and smoothly moving to maximum speed of extraction as the fulcrum moves back towards the user.