Abstract: A coupler for coupling a fastener to a power tool includes a barrel, and a head and a follower rotatably engaged in the barrel and each having one or more projections for engaging with each other and for allowing the follower to be driven by the head. The follower may engage with the fastener to be threaded. The head includes a shaft extended outward of the barrel for coupling to the power tool. A limit member is secured to the shaft for limiting a relative movement of the head to the follower and for allowing the follower to be disengaged from the head.

Abstract: A drain assembly removal tool and method are disclosed for removing a drain assembly, including providing a hand grip, two prongs extending from the hand grip, and cutting means attached to at least one prong for cutting into a strainer plug body of a drain assembly. In one aspect, an adjustable saw blade includes a multi-position slot for mounting the saw blade to the prong for providing adjustment to contact the saw blade to the strainer plug body of the bathtub drain. In one aspect, a serrated helical wheel provides adjustment to contact the saw blade to the strainer plug body of the bathtub drain. In another aspect, an adjustable cutter wheel includes a serrated helical wheel for providing adjustment to contact the cutter wheel to the strainer plug body of the bathtub drain.

Abstract: A tool includes a coupler pivotally coupled between a driving stem and a handle. The coupler may be selectively secured to the driving stem at any suitable angular position, and the handle may also be selectively secured to the coupler at any suitable angular position, such that the handle may be folded to engage with the driving stem for forming a compact folding structure. The coupler and the handle each includes a number of teeth, the latch includes a number of teeth for being biased to engage with that of the coupler and the handle.

Abstract: A hand tool which includes a handle holding a sleeve on the inside, a shaft moved in and out of the sleeve, a coupling member pivoted to the shaft and turned between a first position where the coupling member and the shaft are axially aligned, and a second position where the coupling member and the shaft are retained at right angles, and a control device coupled to the coupling member and shifted between a first position for forward/backward driving, a second position for forward driving only, and a third position for backward driving only.

Abstract: The present invention is an opener for a package closure. The opener is designed to work with a push tab that has a depressable end which may pierce the package. The opener has a handle and a protrusion. The protrusion may be attached to the handle, or the protrusion may be attached to an angled portion which is attached to the handle. The protrusion is adapted to be positioned on the depressable end of the push tab. The opener may also include a prong which is adapted to fit in an air vent of the push tab. The prong may be attached to the handle, or the prong may be attached to an angled portion which is attached to the handle. The protrusion is spaced from the prong so that it is positioned on the depressable end of the push tab when the prong is positioned in the air vent. When the protrusion is positioned on the depressable end of the push tab, the user may apply sufficient downward force to the handle of the opener in order to cause the depressable end of the push tab to pierce and open the package.

Abstract: A multi-purpose tool housing is provided having an implement that is rotatably stowable in an individual housing opening. The opening includes a separate lock plate that engages the end surfaces of a pivot plate that extends from an inner end portion of the implement. The end surfaces are angularly oriented to permit the lock plate to not only secure the implement in a storage mode, but also secure the implement in predetermined angular orientations for convenience of use. A spring biased plunger, flexible bands and spring members operate between the housing and implement to automatically move a portion of the implement out of the housing opening to a predetermined access orientation. Thereafter, a user may readily grasp the implement and rotate it to the desired use position. When scissors are being used with a flex strip between the scissors handles, a bumper part coacts with the lock plate to hold the handles together for storage against the flexural bias of the flex strip.

Abstract: A combination tool includes many useful features for a carpenter. A nail-starting head of the tool includes differently sized nail starting, through holes. In operation, a nail is inserted into one of the through holes and frictional engaged thereby. The carpenter starts the nail into a piece of building material, and then pulls on a handle of the tool to free the tool from the nail. The nail is then driven into the building material. The tool also includes a graduated straight edge along the handle and a T-square formed between the handle and the head. The handle is approximately sixteen inches long and the graduation markings assist the carpenter in finding a next adjacent wallboard stud, once a first wallboard stud is located.

Abstract: A methodology for finishing of HIP'ed Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 balls from the as-received condition by magnetic fluid polishing. It involves mechanical removal of material initially using harder abrasives with respect to the work material (of different materials of progressively lower hardnesses and finer grain sizes) followed by final chemo-mechanical polishing (CMP) using preferably a softer abrasive for obtaining superior finish with minimal surface or subsurface defects, such as scratches, microcracks, or pits on the Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 balls. High material removal rates (1 .mu.m/min) with minimal subsurface damage is obtained with harder abrasives, such as B.sub.4 C or SiC (relative to Si.sub.3 N.sub.4) due to the use of a flexible support system, small polishing loads (1N/ball), and fine abrasives but high polishing speeds (compared to conventional polishing) by rapid accumulation of minute amounts of material removed by microfracture. Final polishing of the Si.sub.3 N.sub.

Abstract: An adjustment plate (10) is used for holding a fixture plate (12) adjustably on a grinder table (14). The adjustment plate (10) includes a shoulder bolt (30) that passes through the fixture plate (12) and threadably engages the adjustment plate (10). The adjustment plate (10) further includes a toggle bolt assembly (50) attached to the base of the adjustment plate to engage the fixture plate (12). The shoulder bolt (30) and the toggle bolt (50) allow the fixture plate (12) to be adjusted about the vertical axis of the adjustment plate (10). The adjustment plate (10) further includes a clamp (32) that is used to clamp the fixture plate (12) to the adjustment plate (10) when the fixture plate (12) is properly positioned. The adjustment plate (10) is attached to the grinder table (14) by a plurality of T-bolts (64) slidably received in T-bolt holes (70) in adjustment plate (10). A plurality of set screws (80) are threadably received in adjustment plate (10) and each engage the grinder table (14).

Abstract: A combination chisel and punch for using one tool as a handle while striking another tool is provided. The combination tool includes multiple tool members with a striking end for being struck by another object and a working end for engaging a work piece. The tool members are pivotally connected by a link. A locking mechanism secures one tool member, serving as a handle, in an orientation parallel to the link while the user strikes another tool member, serving as a tool. When not in use, each tool member folds into an unlocked position for compact storage.

Abstract: An adjustable tool with multiple telescoping units. The upper member has a closed upper end, an open lower end, and a cylindrical sidewall therebetween. The closed upper end has a recess formed for receiving a drive end of a ratchet. An interior surface of the cylindrical wall has a plurality of diametrically opposed recesses extending a length. An intermediate member is telescopically received within the open lower end of the upper member. The intermediate member has an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a thickness less than a thickness of an interior of the upper member. The upper portion has a pair of diametrically opposed spring balls extending outwardly for selectively mating with a pair of recesses of the upper member. The lower portion has an open lower end and a hollow interior. An interior surface of the lower portion has a plurality of diametrically opposed recesses extending a length.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compact tools, and more specifically hand tools which have various interconnectable implements for performing numerous functions. In one aspect of the present invention the combined tool has opposing handles which may be used in at least 3 distinct positions to increase the versatility of the tool, as well as the ability of the opposing handles being alternated between various positions of use with only the use of one hand.

Abstract: A reversible ratchet wrench includes a ratchet body having a round head portion with a cylindrical, internally toothed opening therethrough forming a ratchet gear and defining a cavity. A ratchet mechanism, including a drive body, a pawl assembly and a reversing member, is disposed in the cavity, with the reversing member secured to the drive body for confining the pawl assembly therebetween. The head of the ratchet body has annular shoulder surfaces thereon respectively at opposite ends of and coaxial with the cavity, and respectively facing annular shoulder surfaces on the drive body and reversing member, for cooperation therewith to define first and second annular spaces, in which are respectively disposed annular seal members, each having a pair of radially inwardly extending and axially diverging flexible and resilient lips, respectively engageable with the shoulder surfaces defining the associated space for cooperation therewith to seal the cavity and center the ratchet mechanism on the head.

Abstract: A swing grinding fixture and process for using the same is disclosed that enables a conventional surface grinder to remanufacture a machine tool cutting insert by grinding a predetermined shape into the insert. A quick clamping insert holder coupled to a slide secures the tool insert in the fixture. A precision spindle cartridge is mounted in a rigid fixture body and coupled to the slide to provide the swing motion required to generate the radius to be ground. The rigid fixture body includes a pair of micrometer adjustable stops which limit the arc through which the slide may be swung and control the flank shape ground into the insert. In an alternative embodiment, a sine plate is attached to the fixture body and is used to incline the fixture to a predetermined insert rake angle. In operation, the grinding fixture is securely mounted to the table of a surface grinder and a cutting tool insert is secured in the insert holder.

Abstract: An abrasive tool and method for assembling same includes a first base having a front surface and a back surface and a second base having a front surface and a back surface. A first perforated sheet has a front surface and a back surface, the back surface of the first perforated sheet being bonded to the front surface of the first base. A second perforated sheet has a front surface and a back surface, the back surface of the second perforated sheet being bonded to the front surface of the second base. A first layer of abrasive grains is bonded to the front surface of the first perforated sheet, and a second layer of abrasive grains is bonded to the front surface of the second perforated sheet. The back surface of the first base is bonded to the back surface of the second base. The back surfaces of the bases may be bonded by sonic welding.

Abstract: A magnetic socket wrench connector tip comprises a male connector tip for inserting into the female end of a socket. A magnet is partially embedded in the front face of the tip. The magnet projects far enough from the front face so that, when the tip is attached to a socket and a fastener is positioned in the socket, the magnet is in contact with the fastener to retain it within the socket. In a second embodiment, the tip is longer than a standard tip to enclose the magnet, which is seated flush with the front face of the tip. In a third embodiment, a tube is attached to the front face of the tip. A magnet is slidably positioned within the tube, and partially projecting from its front end. A spring is positioned within the tube and behind the magnet for absorbing shock when a fastener is pushed against the magnet. The magnetic socket wrench connector tip may be provided on any socket wrench tool with a connector tip, including ratcheting handles and extension bars.

Abstract: A combination screwdriver is composed of a handle and a variety of screwdriver sockets and screwdriver blades having different tips, such as a slotted tip, hexagonal tip, Phillips tip. The handle has a hexagonal shank engageable with the screwdriver sockets, screwdriver blades, and a top seat for keeping the screwdriver blades. The handle is provided with a side seat fastened therewith. The side seat is intended to keep the screwdriver blades and the screwdriver sockets. The side seat has a hook engageable with a worker's waist belt.

Abstract: A method and tool for manipulating an opening tab mounted on a beverage container. The tool has an elongate body having a front-end, an opposing distal end, a top face and a lower face. An internal channel is defined within the elongate body beginning in the front-end and extending lengthwise within the elongate body. The internal channel is sized at least as high, as least as wide and at least as long as the tab. A cut-away is made in the lower face of the elongate body. The cut-away communicates with the internal chamber to allow the elongate body to be positioned or slid with the tab held within the internal channel. The elongate body extends past the site where the tab is mounted and the top face of the elongate body substantially covers the tab. A groove is defined in the lower face of the elongate body distally from the front-end. The groove is sized and spaced to grip the rim of the container.

Abstract: An assembled hanging tool and hanger seat of the invention mainly comprises a hanging tool and a hanger seat. One end of the hanging tool is a hanger portion and the other end of the hanging tool is a hook portion. The hanger seat is substantially of a C shape wherein one side is provided with a hollow element for the threading through of the hanger portion in order to be lifted to a high place, and one end is provided with a projection for being inserted into a C-shaped steel support at a high place, and another end is provided with a threaded hole and a hanging hole wherein the threaded hole is used for engaging with a locking member which can be engaged or disengaged with the C-shaped steel support. One end of the locking member has a turning hole for the threading through of the hook portion in order to rotate and lock, or release the locking member, and the hanging hole is used for hanging or locking the article to be hung.

Abstract: A loading apparatus includes a cassette loader with a cassette support plate that can extend through a window of an enclosure. A cassette on the support plate can be moved through the window. A motor rotates the support plate to place the cassette in position to be lifted by a robotic arm and transferred to a holding tub. When the support plate is rotated, a shield moves to a position to close the window.