Abstract: A bottle opener for opening bottles of the type having a threaded cap secured to a threaded opening and a seal provided by sheet material secured over at least a portion of the cap and a portion of the bottle. The opener includes a cap engaging member for unthreading the cap and an edge movably positionable against the seal for disruption of the seal during unthreading of the cap.

Abstract: An improved combined torque limiting and part marking wrench according to the present invention includes: a torque-applying handle; a housing pivotally mounted to the handle, the housing adapted to receive a releasably mounted, replaceable, part-engaging head assembly at a second end thereof; and a part-marking mechanism mounted within the housing. The part-marking mechanism includes a marking tip which passes through a bore in the head assembly for marking a part. A mechanical linkage arm is pivotally connected to the torque-applying handle. A pivotable cam is pivotally connected to the linkage arm and in operative engagement with the part-marking mechanism for moving the marking tip through the bore, such that, when torque on a part has reached a predetermined value, the torque applying handle moves the linkage arm, which pivots the pivotable cam, thus forcing the pivotable cam against the part marking mechanism, which causes the marking tip to extend outwardly from the housing to mark the part.

Abstract: Portable corkscrew with accessory to shear the caps on the neck of bottles, the corkscrew comprising a grip (11), on substantially one end of which are pivoted a drawing screw (12) and a supporting lever (13), the shearing accessory (14) being located substantially at the other end (11a) of the grip (11) and comprising a plurality of shearing wheels, the shearing accessory (14) comprising at least two assemblies of wheels, a first assembly of wheels (15) and a second assembly of wheels (17) respectively, these two assemblies of shearing wheels (15, 17) being associated with respective supports, which are reciprocally movable and positionable and which define a first closed inactive position forming substantially a continuity of line together with the outer shape of the grip (11) of the corkscrew (10) and at least one second opened working position.

Abstract: A tool includes a pair of levers having a middle portion pivotally coupled together and having a handle formed on one end and a bar formed on the other end. The bars each have a cavity. A pair of jaws each has a stud for engaging with the cavity of the bar and for allowing the jaws to be secured to and disengaged from the bars. One of the jaws includes a jut or a pin or a protrusion for engaging with the recess or the cavity or the aperture of the other jaw and for forming various kinds of pliers. The jaws each includes a knurled surface for forming a pair of pliers.

Abstract: A rigid elongated member with a first end and a second end has a handle disposed at the first end. A substantially straight shank portion protrudes from the handle and can either be notched or smooth. The elongated member extends past the shank to further form an arcuate segment near the second end of the tool. The tool terminates at the second end with a straight segment which is coaxial with the shank.

Abstract: A theft prevention system is disclosed wherein modified screw heads can be removed by only a specially configured tool. The screw heads have a central polygon groove with at least two grooves projecting outward from the polygon. The screw removal tool is adapted to mate with the polygon groove and the projecting grooves to accomplish removal and tightening of the screw.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a multipurpose tool for painters and/or the like. The tool allows for individual use of several basic tools while remaining versatile and compact. The tool comprises a blade, with a scraper edge, a pointed end, a square end, a concave surface, and a nail pulling means. The tool handle has rotatably mounted screwdriver attachments, each of which locks into a position through the use of an urging means, and a hammer head means substantially located on the aft end.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of insert bits (10) for use with powered screwdrivers. The formed bits (10) may be treated to have a desired microstructure by either an austempering process or by the three step heating, quenching, tempering process. The bits (10) may also be electro-polished. Austempering provides for improved function and increased fatigue life and electro-polishing provides for improved function and increased fatigue life and torque capacity. The bits (10) and may have reduced diameter midportions (30), particularly for use with impact drivers.

Abstract: A hand tool in the form of a magnetic screwdriver, having a handle provided with a cavity for storing a plurality of tool bits, and a removable cap, and the cap has a recess with means for securely holding and driving a tool bit placed in said recess so as to form an extra, small-independent, stubby-like adjustment screwdriver as a separate specialized second screwdriver.

Abstract: A plier tool which is convertible between a type wherein the jaws spread apart when the handles are squeezed and a type wherein the jaws close when the handles are squeezed. A pair of apertures, one for each type, is provided in one of the plier levers. The pivot assembly is insertable in and removable from each of the apertures for making the conversion.

Abstract: A spike removal tool (30, 50, 60, 70, 90, 110) for removing spike elements (14, 125) from sporting shoes (10), the spike elements (14, 125) rotatable in a first direction relative to the shoe (10) for installation and rotatable in a second direction relative to the shoe (10) for removal, the tool (30, 50, 60, 70, 90, 110) including a tool head (35, 52, 62, 72, 92, 112) having an axis of rotation, rotatable in the second direction to engage the spike element (14, 125) and including a first surface (38, 53, 73, 93, 113), a second surface (39, 52A, 62A, 72A, 93A, 113A) opposing the first surface, an engagement means carried by the first surface (38, 53, 73, 93, 113), for engaging the spike element (14, 125) and a bore (42, 55, 65, 75, 95, 117) extending centrally through the first surface into the tool head (35, 52, 62, 72, 92, 112) toward the second surface (39, 52A, 62A, 72A, 93A, 113A) along the axis of rotation, a shank (32, 51, 61, 71, 91, 111) extending from the second surface of the tool head (35, 52, 62,

Abstract: A combination cutter and stencil device. The device includes a cutter having a cutting peripheral edge, and a gripping portion, and a stencil plate with openings arranged in a design. The stencil plate is permanently or temporarily fixed to the cutter. Once material is cut to shape with the cutting peripheral edge, the stencil plate is placed on the cut shape, to allow the design to be created by application of stencil material through the stencil plate openings. Also disclosed are methods of cutting and stenciling using such a device.

Abstract: An adjustable wrench has a slotted body member and a handle threaded into a bore in a body member stem and protruding into one end of the slot. A movable jaw piece is rotatably mounted to the protruding handle end and slidable in the slot. A pair of angled fixed jaw faces is formed at the far end of the slot, while corresponding jaw faces are formed on the movable jaw piece. Relative rotation of the handle and body member causes relative advance or retraction of the movable jaw piece in the slot to adjust the spacing between the sets of jaw faces to fit the wrench to bolt heads or nuts of various sizes. The structural support afforded by the handle-movable jaw piece connection enables low cost construction and compact structure allowing greater accessibility to recessed bolt heads and nuts. A locking rod extends within the handle in some embodiments, with a locking knob at the remote handle able to be tightened to hold an adjusted position.

Abstract: A hand tool for removing the stopper, foil and wire basket all together simultaneously from a bottle of champagne in a safe, quick and easy manner, the tool consisting of a first and a second half. Each half provides a handle means for grasping and manipulating the tool, an angled portion at which point the halves overlap and are pivotally secured together, and one of a pair of curved gripping heads designed to engage with the stopper. Each of the gripping heads has an in facing curved surface to accommodate the stopper therebetween and a pair of elongated pointed teeth extending inwardly therefrom. The teeth on each of the gripping heads are spaced apart a sufficient distance to straddle a wire rib of the wire basket. A concave groove is positioned between each set of teeth so as to allow the teeth to penetrate and firmly grip the stopper, penetrating to the full length of each of the teeth into a cork stopper, while accommodating the ribs within the groove.

Abstract: A drive adapter for use with a first wrench including a first type drive lug of a first size and for use with a second wrench including a second type drive lug of a second size. The drive adapter comprises a main body including a first end, a second end and an axial hole therethrough. The first end includes a hole of a first size adapted to receive the first wrench first type drive lug while the second end includes a hole of a second size adapted to receive the second wrench second type drive lug. The drive adapter further comprises a rod including a first type drive lug of a first size and a second type drive lug of a second size where the rod first type drive lug is adapted to slideably engage the main body first end hole and the rod second type drive lug is adapted to slideably engage the main body second end hole so that the rod is repositionable along the main axial body hole.

Abstract: A head-to-handle interface for a striking tool having a plane of symmetry has a web in the plane of symmetry and sidewalls around the periphery of the web except for the direction of joining the handle to the head, the web and sidewalls forming socket areas on both sides of the web, such that a handle shaped to engage the sockets is joined to the head in a manner that bending stresses are greatly alleviated at and near the head-to-handle interface. In one embodiment a variable weight system provides for a user varying the weight of the head of a striking tool. In another aspect, a nail-pulling slot is provided with significantly tapered inner walls.

Abstract: A light-weight, low-profile socket wrench system includes a set of cylindrical thin-walled sockets, each having a through axial opening sufficiently large to allow a bolt engaged by a nut of a size corresponding to that of the nut-receiving opening to pass through the axial opening and extend beyond the nut, and a ratchet wrench releasably engageable with the socket for applying rotational torque directly to a peripheral surface of the socket. In a preferred embodiment, the socket has a round peripheral surface around which a multiplicity of teeth are distributed, and the head of the ratchet wrench has a circular cylindrical opening in which the socket is releasably maintained with its teeth directly engaged by teeth on a pawl.

Abstract: A driver attachment for a collated screwstrip carrying screws in which a slide body is slidable in a housing parallel a longitudinal axis about which a drive shaft is rotatable. The slide body receives a screwstrip such that a screw feed activation mechanism coupled between the housing and the slide body advances successive screws into a position to be driven by the drive shaft with relative sliding of the slide body relative the housing between an extended and a retracted position. A latch system is provided to latch the slide body to the housing against extension towards the extended position beyond an extension limit position. With the slide body and housing latched together, the driver attachment may be used to drive or withdraw separate screws independently of the screwstrip, with or without the screwstrip engaged in the slide body.

Abstract: A tool for use as an aid in emptying waste fluid from a reservoir to a waste container. This tool is a funnel shaped device having a large circular opening for entrance of waste fluid. A funnel wall extends from the larger opening to a smaller opening, preferably offset from the larger circular opening. Access to the funnel interior is provided through the funnel wall, serving as a guide and seal for passage of a wrench extension. The end of the extension is preferably a standard 3/8" square drive plug for mounting an appropriately sized 3/8" drive socket or plug for removal of the reservoir drain plug. The choice of socket or plug to be mounted to the extension depends on the configuration of the drain plug. The opposite end of the wrench extension has a socket for adapting to a preferred 3/8" driver. In operation, the wrench extension is passed through the access to the funnel interior, and the appropriate sized socket or plug is placed on the 3/8" drive end of the wrench extension.

Abstract: A pair of pliers includes a handle member having an intermediate portion slidably engaged in an intermediate portion of another handle member which has a rack located closer to the handle end. A pawl is pivotally secured on the handle member for engaging with the rack so as to secure the intermediate portions of the handle members together when the jaw ends are engaged with the workpiece. Two panels and a plate are pivotally mounted between the first and second handle members, and a torsion spring is mounted between the two panels to provide a reliable operation.