Patents by Inventor Floyd Thomas Turtle

Floyd Thomas Turtle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6138533
    Abstract: A wrench apparatus includes a wrench head with a swivel adapter, a combination handle and extension bar attachable to the swivel adapter, and a ratchet head. The wrench head includes a tubular member with a longitudinal slot, and an internal C-shaped brace dividing the tubular member into two sockets at opposite ends thereof. One socket includes six sides and five points and the other socket includes twenty sides and ten points, so that both sockets can securely grip all six sides of a nut or bolt. The points of one socket are offset radially relative to the points on the other socket for providing smaller increments in repositioning freedom. The swivel adapter pivotally attached between a pair of ears on the wrench head by a removable pin, so that it can be removed and attached between a like pair of ears on the ratchet head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Floyd Thomas Turtle
  • Patent number: 6112625
    Abstract: A wrench apparatus includes a wrench head with a swivel adapter, a combination handle and extension bar attachable to the swivel adapter, and a ratchet head. The wrench head includes a tubular member with a longitudinal slot, and an internal C-shaped brace dividing the tubular member into two sockets at opposite ends thereof. One socket includes six sides and five points, and the other socket includes twenty sides and ten points, so that both sockets can securely grip all six sides of a nut or bolt. The points of one socket are offset radially relative to the points of the other socket for providing smaller increments in repositioning freedom. The swivel adapter is pivotally attached between a pair of ears on the wrench head by a removable pin, so that it can be removed and attached between a like pair of ears on the ratchet head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Inventor: Floyd Thomas Turtle