Abstract: A device for manipulating threaded connectors is disclosed, the device being particularly well suited for manipulating line fittings. The device includes a housing, a socket, a compact drive transfer assembly, and a mechanism for selectively locating the socket relative to the housing. The socket has a split side wall defining a gap and the housing has a gap at one part thereof, together to facilitate passage of the line into the socket for engagement of the fitting. The locating mechanism is actuatable by a user of the device to achieve correspondence of the gaps for engagement and/or disengagement of the device from the line.

Abstract: A mechanism for cooling and accommodating user selected relative positioning of a device for manipulating threaded connectors and a drive powering the device is disclosed. The device includes a housing with a socket and a drive transfer assembly maintained therein. The mechanism includes first and second relatively rotatable coupling rings each at a different one of the housing of the device and the drive unit. Cooperative locating and securing structures are associated with each of the rings, one of the structures having apertures indexed around a circumference thereof for engagement by the other of the structures in selected ones thereof.