Abstract: A tool for removing the pins that block the opposite ends of an electrical component storage tube, each pin including a shank and an enlarged head at one end of the shank. The tool includes a wedge having a relatively sharp edge and opposite surfaces which diverge from that edge. At least one slot is formed in the wedge which extends between those surfaces and is directed away from the edge to a location on the wedge between those opposite surfaces exceeds the length of the pin shank. Preferably, a pair of guide members are mounted to the wedge member on opposite sides of each slot for engaging and guiding a tube in the general direction of the slot, the spacing of the opposing walls of each member pair being somewhat greater than that of the tube walls. Preferably, the tool is adjustably mounted to a support so that its tool engaging surface can be oriented horizontally, vertically or any angle in between to suite the user of the tool.

Abstract: A poultry processing machine supports birds on mandrels mounted on carriers which move in a rectangular path. The birds move continuously in opposite directions along two opposite sides of the rectangular path; and, they move intermittently in opposite directions along the other two sides of the path. Continuous movement is provided by chains with lugs which enter recesses formed in the carriers. Intermittent movement is provided by cylindrical cams which engage cam followers on the carriers and also force adjacent carriers together to couple them. The mandrel has a groove for receiving the backbone, projections for engaging the kidney spaces inside the body, an a shoulder for engaging the anterior end of the breastbone. It is provided to an upright position, a back-up position and a breast-up position as it travels around the apparatus. At the corners of the path, the carriers change their direction of movement without turning bodily.

Abstract: A socket for grippingly engaging the polygonal portion of a threaded fastener having deteriorated head surfaces and for transferring a moment from a tool to the fastener to turn the fastener. The socket includes a socket body, a receptacle for mating with a drive end of tool, a polygonal receptacle for receiving the polygonal portion of a fastener, and at least one set screw mounted in the socket body for urging a fastener received within the polygonal receptacle against a wall segment of the polygonal receptacle. A wrench for turning the socket is also disclosed.

Abstract: A lug wrench support for temporary placement on a wheel hub and including a sleeve having appendages on the sleeve outer wall defining wrench receiving grooves. A first internal wall surface of the sleeve is of diameter to receive and frictionally engage a wheel hub while a second internal wall surface of the sleeve is of a lesser diameter and frictionally engages a wheel hub of lesser size than the first mentioned wheel hub. The wrench receiving grooves support that portion of a lug wrench adjacent the socket end of the wrench during rotation of wheel lug nuts. An eye of each appendage serves to retain the lug wrench in the appendage groove.

Abstract: A brake lathe for drum and disc rotor brakes for grinding the inside cylindrical surface of a brake drum and machining the opposite parallel surfaces of a disc rotor. The lathe includes rotating spindle output shaft extending along an axis of the lathe housing. The spindle is driven by a motor which translates an endless belt over a V-belt pulley. A pair of cog belts respectively connect an intermediate pulley to the V-belt pulley and a taper lock bushing mounted on the spindle shaft. This arrangement reduces the motor speed to the desired spindle output speed and eliminates the need for an idler shaft. A first cross-feed slide is mounted in a direction transverse to the axis of the brake housing on a first side thereof for advancing the inboard and outboard cutters toward and away from the opposite parallel surfaces of a disc rotor concentrically mounted on the output shaft.

Abstract: This invention increases the yield of output shrimp meat produced by roller type peeler apparatus, and achieves this without any substantial decreases in throughout quantity. The yield increase is achieved by means of critical interacting operating relationships in the peeling action between power rollers, intermediate rollers and insert rollers, expressed in terms of relative roller diameters. Preferred sets of rollers are identified that significantly increase the yields of cold water Pandalus species of shrimp in sizes of 90/kg to 350/kg over conventional commercial rollers. Surprisingly, the high throughput quantity of the peelers is not seriously compromised and may be even increased by the ability to provide more peeling channels in a conventional size peeling tray by replacement with smaller diameter power rollers. The preferred roller sets for use in current standard commercial equipment, without other changes, has lower power rollers of 2.5 inch (6.

Abstract: The open-end wrenching head includes two jaws and a throat interconnecting the jaws. The jaws include planar jaw driving surfaces each with at least one serrated region thereon constructed and arranged to engage a portion of a selected side of a fastener. The throat may include either an arcuate surface or two planar throat driving surfaces having serrated regions thereon. Each of the serrated regions on the driving surfaces may include symmetrical or asymmetrical grooves. The plane of these grooves may be parallel to the driving surfaces or at an angle of about 1.degree. to 3.degree..

Abstract: A continuous drive ratchet tool apparatus is comprised of drive disks adapted to be connected in driving engagement with a bolt head or nut threaded fastener, a disk housing having an opening extending through the housing and a bearing channel communicating with the opening, one of the drive disks being rotatably received in the opening, and a ball bearing spring biased into engagement between the disk housing opening and the one drive disk. The bearing selectively establishes a continuous driving engagement between the disk housing and the drive disk for rotating a threaded fastener in a first direction by connecting the drive disk to the fastener and rotating the disk housing in the first direction. The bearing then permits the housing to override its connection to the threaded fastener allowing the fastener to remain stationary when the disk housing is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first.

Abstract: A polishing apparatus in which one of two workpieces to be polished or abraded which contact each other at respective arcuate or spherical surfaces, is placed on a fixed base and turned or fixed in a horizontal plane with the other workpiece held under pressure by a retainer provided on a gate type frame which can be swung around the center of curvature of the contact surfaces of the two workpieces by a swinging unit capable of varying the range of swinging movement of the gate-type frame. The center of the swinging movement of this frame can be varied by changing the position of two pivot-connected block units vertically in a stepless manner and the position of the retainer to a reference axis can be varied. This enables the apparatus to be applied to workpieces having arbitrary curved surfaces to be polished and of different dimensions.

Abstract: A strap wrench made up of a semi-rigid, form retaining, planar strip wrap around. This wrap around is formed into a shape retaining loop, the opening of the loop being readily adjustable. Because of the semi-rigid, form retaining characteristics of the wrap around strip, the loop will retain its shape and size as it is moved about and positioned over an object to be rotated. A simple squeeze of the strip will conform the size of the loop to the outer diameter of the object to be rotated. A flexible pull cord is attached to the fore end of the semi-rigid, form retaining strip and wrapped about the strip prior to or as the strip is placed about the object to be rotated. A simple straight line pull on the flexible cord exerts a force which acts along a line which is tangent to the object to be rotated and which acts at a distance removed from the axis of that object.

Abstract: A bar stock guide arrangement for screw machines having a rotatably mounted fitting which has a horizontal opening for loosely passing the bar stock and guide rollers in the fitting at circumferentially spaced locations around the bar stock. The guide rollers are on roller supports which are selectively adjustable radially of the fitting to accommodate different bar stock diameters. Weights are slidably received in the fitting between the roller holders, and centrifugal force on the weights produces inward force on the roller holders to hold the guide rollers against the bar stock. Each fitting has a central hub slidably received, on and detachable from, a corresponding tube on a rigid cross plate which supports the fitting.

Abstract: A novel configuration for mounting a removable jaw insert to a pair of pliers. The pliers include mutually opposing, articulating jaws. A recess is formed in at least one of the jaws, and a flange is formed on the jaws adjacent the recess. A jaw insert has a mating portion dimensioned to be received within the recess in the jaws and includes a hook portion projecting from a lateral edge. A leg extends perpendicularly from the opposite lateral edge of the jaw insert. The hook portion of the jaw insert engages the flange formed on the corresponding jaw to secure the hook portion of said jaw insert to the jaw. A pin is then inserted through a bore in the leg of the jaw insert and into a corresponding bore in the jaw to removably secure the jaw insert to the pliers.

Abstract: A tool for cutting solid material includes a tool body having a recess, and a cutting insert received in the recess. The cutting insert has spacing buttons which engage a surface of the recess to create a space for accommodating a brazing material which secures the insert to the tool body. The surface of the recess includes an annular retaining groove which receives the buttons in order to prevent tilting of the insert prior to brazing.

Abstract: A power driven torque tool for turning a socket to set a threaded fastener. A socket drive to drive the socket from its side has a passage through which a key passes. The key is held in a key holder which itself is held against rotation by a bias spring that biases the key away from the socket, and by holding the key holder against rotation also holds the key against rotation. The key can quickly be changed by releasing the spring from the key holder, changing the key, and then reattaching the spring.

Abstract: A handheld screw driving gun (1) has a handle (17) extending essentially perpendicularly relative to the motor axis (3--3) and a screwing axis (6--6) which is off-set below the motor axis. The handle is connected approximately at the center of gravity of the screw gun (1). A screwing bit (5) is also off-set from the motor axis (3--3) and is rotatably supported in a guide head (7) between the motor axis (3--3) and the handle (17). In this arrangement, the index finger of an operator's hand on the handle approximately aligns with the axis of the screwing bit (5) so as to assure a screwing direction perpendicularly to a work surface without applying any tilting forces to a screw. The arrangement of the drive motor behind the handle and the screwing unit in front of the handle provides a balance that reduces fatigue while holding and operating the screw gun with one hand.

Abstract: A ratchet wrench with a sleeve on its handle which is rotatable and slidable. The handle is hollow with a spring or spring steel loaded detent extending out through a hole adjacent to the free end of the handle with a threaded cover providing easy access to replace the detent and/or its spring. The sleeve is provided with a plurality of holes to receive the detent for positioning the sleeve. By extending the sleeve, the tool can be employed to increase the amount of torque or leverage to be applied as desired.

Abstract: A brake is provided for a workpiece spindle for spindle control. The generation of position shear of a workpiece spindle due to the unbalanced contact of the brake is prevented by changing the clamping power before and after the contact with the workpiece spindle. After the clamping of the workpiece spindle, the servo controlling state of the workpiece spindle motor is maintained and the overheat of the motor is prevented by limiting the torque of the workpiece spindle motor.

Abstract: A poultry picker comprises four independently movable banks of rotary picker heads. Each bank is supported at its ends by brackets, which are independently, vertically movable on respective uprights. Each bank can be moved toward or away from its upright by one adjustment mechanism, and another mechanism is provided for tilting the bank about its longitudinal axis. In addition, the uprights are pivotally mounted on a common base, and can be tilted outward from their normal vertical position, to provide access to the picker heads for cleaning.

Abstract: A adjustable open end type wrench having a solid jaw guide that prevents slippage of the movable jaw and relative movement between the jaws thereby virtually eliminating the tendency of such wrenches to loosen under load. The arrangement of this invention replaces the usual worn gear with a wedge and an arrangement that joins the jaw and the wedge through a tension member that passes through or straddles the jaw guide. The jaw guide extends in a direction generally perpendicular to the gripping surfaces of the jaws. The action of the jaw on the wedge pulls the wedge toward the guide and places the guide in compression. Compression on the guide increases the clamping action of the jaw and the wedge and keeps the jaw in place. A relatively simple wedge arrangement will provide the necessary clamping action. Consequently, this invention provides a simple adjustable wrench design wherein slippage of the wedge and consequent loosing of the wrench is essentially eliminated.

Abstract: A socket wrench comprises a socket head having an opening for slidably receiving a nut and a flange disposed at an opposite end of the opening and extending inwardly into the opening; a pipe having one end secured to the socket head; and a driver receptor secured to the other end of the pipe. The flange includes a central opening that is smaller than the inside diameter of the pipe and that communicates with the interior of the pipe, thereby permitting an end portion of a long bolt to extend into the interior of the pipe when a nut is screwed down along the bolt.