Abstract: A tool with a pivoting head is shown. The tool includes a locking mechanism that allows the angular position of the head to be locked securely in place once selected by a user. The locking mechanism may be used with a variety of tools, such as ratchet wrenches, that allow for repositioning of the head relative to the handle of the tool.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a fastener head having a dual zone socket area and a mating driver bit according to aspects of the present technology include a fastener configured with driving surfaces adapted to provide enhanced engagement between each other during use. The fastener includes a recessed socket area with a sidewall that has an upper inwardly tapering section and a lower vertical section that extends to the bottom of the recessed socket area. The upper inwardly tapering section of the sidewall may also include an offset relative to the lower vertical section to create asymmetrical driving and removal surfaces. The technology also includes a corresponding mating driver bit configured with mating surfaces to the fastener to provide enhanced engagement between the fastener and mating driver bit. The technology also allows either the fastener or the driving bit to be used with preexisting fasteners and driver bits.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides self-adaptive laborsaving crimping pliers including a connecting handle, a movable handle, and a pliers head arranged on one end of the connecting handle and the movable handle. The connecting handle is bifurcated to form connecting arms rotatably arranged on the pliers head and elastic support arms. The connecting arms forms a linkage between the connecting handle and the pliers head. The movable handle is bifurcated to form movable connecting arms and elastic driving arms. The movable connecting arms are rotatably arranged on the pliers head and forms a linkage between the movable handle and the pliers head. The elastic driving arms are rotatably arranged on the elastic support arms to make the movable handle rotatably connect with the connecting handle. Limiting portions are arranged on the elastic support arms. A tension spring is arranged between the limiting portions and the movable handle.

Abstract: A cable jacket removal device is used to selectively remove a sheath from a length of a sheathed cable. The cable jacket removal device includes a support frame, a drive shaft, and a motor. The support frame removably couples the removal device to the cable to be stripped. The drive shaft is coupled to the support frame. The motor is coupled to the drive shaft to selectively rotate the drive shaft to cause the removal device to travel along the cable to automatically remove a cable jacket from a predefined distance of the cable.

Abstract: An apparatus for grasping a jar and aiding in lid opening includes a base element that may be placed on a surface, and a top housing that is rotatably secured to the base element. The top housing includes a raised outer periphery having at least one recess extending at least partially through the raised outer periphery, each recess allowing an increased maximum outward movement of a corresponding movable jaw member compared to a raised outer periphery lacking the recess.

Abstract: A tool holder including a main body, an activation button coupled to the main body, a tool securing portion at least in directly coupled to the activation button, wherein the activation button can be activated into a first state for coupling a tool to the tool holder and a second state for decoupling a tool from the tool holder.

Abstract: A multifunctional hand tool has a grip and a metal working rod. The grip has an assembly hole. A polygonal coupling part is disposed on the assembly hole has. The metal working rod has two action sections, each action section has a polygonal portion, and each polygonal portion has an insertion hole. When one of the two action sections is inserted in the assembly hole, one of the two polygonal portions is engaged with the polygonal coupling part, the other action section is assembled to a suitable tool head, and a torque exerting element may be used to exert torque to the other polygonal portion or the insertion hole thereof. Accordingly, it is possible to provide versatility by having interchangeable tool heads on a top end and a bottom end of the metal working rod, and increasing torque on the top end and the bottom end.

Abstract: A hand tool is provided, including: a first member; a second member; a shaft, connected with the first member, rotatably inserted to the second member, including positioning slots; and a control member, disposed on the second member, including at least one tooth; wherein the control member can be released by disengagement of the at least one tooth from the positioning slots so that the first and second members are rotatable relative to each other, and the control member can be locked by engagement of the at least one tooth within at least one of the positioning slots so that the first member is non-rotatable relative to the second member; wherein when the at least one tooth is engaged within at least one positioning slot, at least one blocking wall of the tooth is in gapless surface contact with at least one side wall of the slot.

Abstract: A rotary tool assembly includes a main body, a motor disposed in the main body, and a power source coupled to the main body. The power source being configured to provide electrical power to the motor. A rotary tool attached to the main body. The rotary tool configured to be actuated by the motor. A first bit storage area disposed on the main body. The first bit storage area being configured to receive a first bit. A second bit storage area disposed on the main body. The second bit storage area being configured to receive a second bit.

Abstract: A mechanism for reducing time-lost to tedious but necessary adjustments while using a chainsaw is disclosed, as well as methods of manufacture and use. An embodiment has a metal part fitting inside a plastic handle portion, where the two are sometimes assembled in two halves and then pressed molded or fastened together, in the form of a pull-handle positioned at the end of a starter-cord on a chainsaw. Another embodiment has the metal part containing a flat-blade screwdriver surface at one end, which matches and mates with some type of slotted adjustment fixture within the chainsaw; and where the other end has a socket wrench which matches up with an adjustment bolt within the chainsaw. Yet another embodiment has a dog-bone (socket) wrench fitting at one end, and a flat-blade at the other end.

Abstract: A setting tool system includes a housing. The housing includes a first conduit that receives one or more anchoring systems at a first end, and a second conduit at least partially separated from the first conduit with an interior wall. The second conduit includes a weighted shaft that moves freely within the length of the second conduit. The first and second conduits merge at a second end opposite the first end. The housing also includes a head having an opening at the second end. Each of the one or more anchoring systems inserted at the first end are individually received at the opening at the second end. Each anchoring system contacts the weighted shaft at a top surface, and contacts an external surface at a bottom surface. Each of the one or more anchoring systems are individually fastened via the weighted shaft to the external surface.

Abstract: A machine for retreading tires includes a rotatable hub that includes a moveable conical element, and an expandable rim disposed around the rotatable hub. The expandable rim includes a plurality of shoes. Each shoe of the plurality of shoes may have a base portion and a rim portion. The base portion may have a two-piece construction that allows for replacement of a worn interface that may include a channel and a ramp. A method for assembling an expandable rim for use in a tire retreading machine, and a method for servicing a machine having an expandable rim are also disclosed.

Abstract: A gripping sleeve is provided, including: a first sleeve, being substantially tubular and having at least one through hole; at least one restricting member, received in the through hole; a second sleeve, sleeved on the first sleeve and being movable relative to the first sleeve, the restricting member being abutted by the second sleeve and being controllably engaged within an annular groove of a body portion of a main body; an elastic member, disposed around the first sleeve and abutting against the first and second sleeves; a restricting mechanism, arranged on at least one of the first and second sleeves and located between the first sleeve and an outer circumferential face of the second sleeve. A hand tool is further provided, including the main body and the gripping sleeve.

Abstract: A tool is provided that includes unitary plate that includes a blade portion and a tang portion. The blade portion can include an edge. The tang portion can include a positioning hole, a first hole, a slot, a second hole, a rivet hole, and one or more teeth (also referred to as one or more barbs) on a side of the tang portion. The tool can further include a hilt member which includes a through passage, a tab, and a notch. The tool includes an overlay on a body to create a handle for gripping the tool. The tool further includes a hammerhead cap on an end of the body, the hammerhead cap is coupled to the handle with a rivet through the rivet hole.

Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle assembly, a jaw assembly, a clamping assembly, and an adjustment assembly. The handle assembly includes a first handle and a second handle that each include a proximal end and a distal end. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The jaw assembly is operably coupled to the proximal end of the first and second handles. The clamping assembly may be configured to enable the first and second jaws to be locked at a selected distance from each other in a locked position. The adjustment assembly may be configured to enable the selected distance to be modified. The adjustment assembly may be disposed between the first and second handles.

Abstract: A tool having gripping jaw teeth that provide a contact pattern for engaging fasteners on-axis. The gripping teeth are formed in a depression disposed at a distal end of a jaw and are oriented at an angle that turns away from a major axis of the tool or an axis that is orthogonal to a plane formed by a front face of the jaw to increase the gripping force that can be applied to the fastener before the tool disengages or “slips against” the fastener.

Abstract: A torque wrench for an ultrasonic scalpel, the torque wrench comprising a torque wrench body and a wrench rotor. The torque wrench body comprises a circular-hole-shaped torque hole, with a torque clamping catch being provided in the torque hole, and the wrench rotor being disposed in the torque hole. The wrench rotor comprises a scalpel head clamping hole, a rotor clamping catch located outside the wrench rotor, and a scalpel head clamping slot located inside the scalpel head clamping hole, wherein a wrench part, which is disposed on a scalpel head of the ultrasonic scalpel that is fitted with the torque wrench of the ultrasonic scalpel, is clamped into the scalpel head clamping slot via the scalpel head clamping hole, the rotor clamping catch is fitted with the torque clamping catch.

Abstract: A drive unit of a top drive system includes a drive stem having a plurality of ports from an exterior thereof to an interior thereof. A plurality of sliding coupling members is disposed in the ports. A coupling collar encircles the drive stem and has actuation surfaces and recessed surfaces on an interior thereof, wherein the recessed surfaces align with the ports when the coupling collar is in a first position, and the actuation surfaces align with the ports when the coupling collar is in a second position.

Abstract: A multi tool comprising a housing, a first writing utensil, a knife and an activation mechanism, where the first writing utensil and the knife are slideably arranged in a forward portion of the housing, said activation mechanism being arranged to independently move the first writing utensil or the knife along the longitudinal extension of the front portion of the housing such that multi tool can assume one of three positions, a first position where the knife extends out of the forward portion of the housing, a second position where the writing utensil extends out of the forward portion of the housing and a third position where both the knife and the writing utensil are retracted into the housing.

Abstract: A crimping hand tool, including a first clamp body and a second clamp body pivotally connected to each other, a driving member, a crimping assembly, and a cable stripping assembly, is provided. The driving member is movably disposed in the second clamp body, with one end pivotally connected to the first clamp body, and another end pivotally connected to the crimping assembly that is movably disposed in the second clamp body. The cable stripping assembly is movably disposed in the second clamp body and is pivotally connected to the crimping assembly. A pivotal axial direction of the first clamp body and the second clamp body, a pivotal axial direction of the driving member and the first clamp body, a pivotal axial direction of the crimping assembly and the driving member, and a connection axial direction of the cable stripping assembly and the crimping assembly are parallel to each other.