Abstract: A shoulder guard for a hanger is formed from two wings which are substantially symmetrical and which are substantially identical except for attachment details. The wings have a pair of folds which are at an angle to normal to centerlines of the wings, and which permit the wings to fold flat against each other. When the wings are unfolded, the shoulder guard forms an arch. Cutouts are provided for tying multiple hangers together and cuts are provided for slipping the shoulder guard over the hook of the hanger by forcing the hook past the cuts. Additional cutouts facilitate the shoulder guard retaining its form at the ends and also provide support for particular garments.

Abstract: An endoscopic manipulating wire coupling structure is constructed such that an end of a manipulating wire including two or more twisted strands is inserted into an opening in a mating member which is plastically deformed from the outer circumference inward so that it is securely pressed against the manipulating wire. At least that portion of the mating member which is fitted over the manipulating wire is formed of a material softer than the manipulating wire.

Abstract: A foldable multi-tool having a pair of jaws pivotally mounted to each other with each jaw having a head and a shank. A handle is pivotally mounted at one end to each of the shanks and foldable relative to the jaws along a first pivot pin. The handle has a hollow area comprising side walls, a bottom wall and an open top. The interior of the hollow area has a space to receive the jaws when the handles are folded relative to the jaws. The hollow area has a seat on which the jaws are seated when the jaws are in their folded position. The jaws have outer surfaces and the seats have an area which is contoured in a manner similar to the contour of the outer surfaces of the jaws.

Abstract: An adaptor to mate with a hand tool such as a folding multipurpose tool to make use of the multipurpose tool as a handle to turn tool bits of various sizes, such as screwdrivers or small socket wrenches. The adaptor includes a drive plate which mates with the hand tool, and a tool bit-engaging member attached to the drive plate and movable angularly between various positions, with a latch to keep the tool bit-engaging member in a selected position. A pair of arms of the drive plate engage the sides of the jaws of one type of multipurpose tool to locate the adaptor as required with respect to the multipurpose tool.

Abstract: Fastener gripping apparatus (10) can be used in connection with a shaft (14) having a driver portion (80) adapted to engage a bolt (3). The apparatus is used to move the bolt between an uninstalled condition, and an installed condition in a structural member (8). The apparatus can include a chassis (12) having a first end (22), a second end (24), and a passage (32) extending therebetween. The shaft can be positioned in the passage with the driver portion extending from the second end. A retainer (16) can be connected to the chassis, having a retaining end (54) adjacent the second end and moveable between a closed position and an open position. A contact surface (64) can be on said retaining end and positioned to hold the fastener in engagement with the driver portion when the retainer is in the closed position.

Abstract: An emergency tool for automobiles includes an elongate body, a rear cap resilient and pivotally connected to a rear end of the elongate body, an upper cover closing on an open upper portion of the body, a knife device combined with a front end portion of the body for cutting a seat belt in case of emergency, and a hammer combined sidewise with an projection formed in the front end portion of the body for breaking open a window glass. Two different screwdrivers and a connect rod of a screwdriver set are deposited inside the body, possible to be taken out for use in case of an accident by opening the rear cap and the upper cover.

Abstract: A latch device for a manual tong apparatus that incorporates a secondary catch mechanism is presented. Such a secondary catch would assist in maintaining the tong assembly in it's closed position during a reversing operation or at a time when load applied to the manual tong device in the gripping direction is very low. Additionally the secondary catch would also provide some additional protection by holding the tong assembly together in the event of a failure of certain tong components. The mechanism of the secondary catch is spring loaded and operates through two secondary up-down catch arms that are deactivated by swinging a handle in the direction that corresponds to the operator's natural motion to open the lug jaw.

Abstract: An adjustable wrench has a ratcheting feature by which its movable jaw retracts away from its fixed jaw when the handle is pulled in one direction, enabling the wrench to slip over the facets of a polygon-shaped nut, but which locks the jaws in position when the wrench handle is turned in the opposite direction. A jaw adjustment screw is positioned for rotation in the wrench head and is axially movable with the lower jaw, but only when a support wedge is slidingly retracted out from its normal position supporting the bottom end of the adjustment screw. The tool can have a ruled edge adjacent to the jaw for indicating jaw opening size. Another feature is a slidable fence device on the fixed jaw, to be moved slidably over a face of the nut when the wrench is in place, providing a stop against sliding of the wrench off the nut.

Abstract: An adjustable wrench including a main body, a slide block, a movable jaw and a handle. The main body is formed with a hollow section in which the slide block is transversely slidably disposed. An adjustment bolt is pivotally disposed on the slide block and engaged with the movable jaw. One side of the slide block adjacent to the handle is formed with a dented section. The handle has at least one stop member corresponding to the dented section for abutting against the slide block. When the handle is wrenched, the stop member abuts against and locate the slide block so as to fix the movable jaw. At this time, the fixed jaw and movable jaw can clamp and wrench a work piece. When the handle is wrenched in reverse direction, the stop member is disengage from the slide block, whereby the slide block and the movable jaw are pushed open by the work piece and idle. Accordingly, the adjustable wrench can one-way wrench the work piece.

Abstract: An ablation burr for a rotational atherectomy device that may reduce the risk of damage to a vessel wall while providing ablative cutting surfaces out to the maximum diameter of the burr. Two different abrasive surfaces are provided on the leading surface of the ablation burr. A less aggressive or finer abrasiveness is provided near the ablation burr maximum diameter, which is the portion of the burr nearest the vessel wall. This portion of the burr also presents a relatively shallow angle of attach to the vessel wall. A more aggressive or coarser abrasive is applied to portions of the burr disposed further from the vessel wall. In one embodiment, the more aggressive abrasive portion of the burr has a concave profile, thereby further reducing the possibility that the more aggressive abrasive will contact the vessel wall, even when the burr is rotated significantly away from the vessel axis.

Abstract: A hand manipulated torque tool, such as a screwdriver, having two handle portions pivotal between two modes of a straight relationship and a right angle relationship which forms a T-handled tool. A lock mechanism is operative between the handle portions to releasably hold the portions in the selected modes. The mechanism is accessible from the exterior of the tool, and it is operated by user finger pressure and it automatically re-locks upon release of the pressure and the subsequent pivoting of one handle portion to either of the two positions.

Abstract: A spade includes a shank, a handle coupled to the shank, and a blade coupled to the shank. A cutting tool such as a saw is coupled to the handle, which has an internal channel sized to receive the cutting tool.

Abstract: A wrench assembly including a drive head and an attached socket for engaging a bolt or nut. When the drive head turns, the socket and any engaged threaded member will also rotate. A hydraulic motor and cylinder are also included. The hydraulic motor and cylinder rotate the drive head and socket independently of each other. Typically, the hydraulic motor will rotate the drive head faster than the cylinder but at lower torques. Thus, the hydraulic motor will spin the threaded member down until it is snug, and then the hydraulic cylinder will tighten the threaded member to the desired torque. Alternatively, the hydraulic cylinder may break the threaded member out when it is tight. The hydraulic motor will then spin the loosened threaded member out. Finally, the wrench assembly includes a hydraulic fluid distribution system, including one or more valves that regulate hydraulic fluid flow through the wrench assembly.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that allows the use of a standard ratchet wrench on the “L” shaped Allen wrenches. With a square drive on one end, the end which normally goes over a bolt or nut has a slotted design which fits over the “L” shaped end of an Allen wrench. The invention then provides increased leverage and control to remove or tighten stubborn Allen bolts and also protects the user's hands from sudden slippage and associated rapped knuckles.

Abstract: A necktie includes a single-piece tie defining a display area and a knot area with the display area having a given pattern and the knot area having a pattern different from the given pattern. The one-piece tie can be woven or printed to produce the patterns. The tie can have a single-piece display-knot portion and a single-piece tail portion to be joined together. The tail portion can have a pattern, preferably, the same as the given pattern. A method of constructing a necktie includes cutting a tie from a single-piece of fabric having a given pattern at a display area and a pattern different from the given pattern at a knot area. The tie is folded lengthwise and is connected together at long edges. The edge-connected tie is turned inside out. Also, a single-piece display-knot portion can define the display and knot areas with the display-knot portion joined to a tail portion also preferably cut from a single-piece of fabric.

Abstract: A device for driving a part, including a parts driver having a drive axis and a nosepiece including three jaws arranged uniformly about the drive axis and defining an axial drive passage therebetween. The jaws are resiliently biased toward one another and are transitionable between a first configuration to retain the part within the drive passage and a second configuration to allow the part to be discharged from the drive passage by the parts driver. An adjacent pair of the jaws defines a transverse parts feed passage intersecting the drive passage and being oriented at an oblique angle relative to the drive axis. Each of the adjacent pair of jaws defines a substantially symmetrical portion of the feed passage.

Abstract: A pin pickup and article holder apparatus can be removably attachable to any metal surface of a sewing machine for retaining loose pins as well as loose sewing articles, such as chalk, spools of thread, buttons, beads, etc. The apparatus comprises a first body cushion and a second body cushion, where the first body cushion has a magnet that is embedded thereto so that the magnet can be removably attachable to any metal surface of the sewing machine. An elastic netting is attached to the first body cushion for retaining chalk, spools of thread, etc. thereto. A pen opening is provided on front of the first body cushion for retaining and securing a pen or writing instrument thereto. The second body cushion also has a magnet that is embedded thereto for being removably attachable to the magnet of the first body cushion.

Abstract: A ratchet structure of a screwdriver includes a seat body disposed on a handle, a ratchet mechanism and an outer collar. The seat body has a stop wall projecting therefrom. The stop wall defines a central receiving space and an opening. The seat body has a projecting post at the opening to divide the opening into a left split and a right split. A stem is fitted in the receiving space. The ratchet mechanism includes a left dog and a right dog respectively disposed at the left and right splits. The post is formed with a left and a right projecting section. The middle sections of the left and right dogs are formed with left and right notches in which the left and right projecting sections are respectively cooperatively inlaid. The left and right dogs swing about the projecting sections to disengage from the toothed section of the stem.

Abstract: A thermal manikin has a closed perforated rigid frame covered by a breathable fabric extending over the frame and forming arms and legs. Water passages and a pump inside the manikin direct water around the manikin to simulate natural blood flow. The manikin is provided with a controller and sensor for measuring conditions inside and outside the manikin that enables simultaneous determination of Clo (thermal resistance of clothing placed on the manikin) and Im (the permeability index of the clothing).

Abstract: A collapsible garment hanger including a hook, first and second supporting arms, at least one spring element, and in some versions, a base. The first and second supporting arms are each connected to the hanger by means of integrally molded hinges. Each spring element is hingedly attached to the hook or base at one terminal point and to the first or second supporting arm at the opposite terminal point. The first and second supporting arms can be collapsed with one hand by forcing supporting arms to pivot at their hinge point, thereby allowing for easy insertion into the neck of a garment. This collapsing of the arms causes each spring element to elastically stretch or compress depending on its orientation creating an upward force on the arms which returns them to their original extended position once the user lets go of the supporting arms.