Patents by Inventor Jin-Tsai Lai

Jin-Tsai Lai 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).

  • Publication number: 20230145491
    Abstract: A screwdriver structure may include a tool rod and a rotating head which are adapted to connect together, and the tool rod is configured to be connected with a handle when the rotating head is separated from the tool rod, so as to use the screwdriver for different situations. The tool rod has a hand-holdable main body which has one end connecting to an extending rod, and a connecting column formed at the other end of the main body has the outer diameter smaller than the main body, and at least a flange is formed on the outer periphery of the connecting column. The extending rod comprises a sleeve at the end thereof to connect a tool head or a bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: WEI CHINS PLASTIC ENTERPRISE CORP.
    Inventors: Jin-Tsai Lai, Chia-Wei Lai
  • Patent number: 10953523
    Abstract: An insulating ratchet driver with pivoting head has: a handle, a spring, a pressing knob, a driving head and a pivoting member. The pivoting member is provided with a cover made of an insulating material. All metal portions of the handle, the pressing knob and the driving head are coated with an insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: WEI CHINS PLASTIC ENTERPRISE CORP.
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Publication number: 20190054600
    Abstract: An insulating ratchet driver with pivoting head has: a handle, a spring, a pressing knob, a driving head and a pivoting member. The pivoting member is provided with a cover made of an insulating material. All metal portions of the handle, the pressing knob and the driving head are coated with an insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: 10183383
    Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver may include a handle, a shaft and a ratchet switch device. The handle has a passage axially penetrating through a front end thereof, and a mounting member is mounted on an outer periphery of the front end of the handle. Furthermore, a housing slot formed inside a rear portion of the handle is configured to receive the ratchet switch device. The ratchet switch device comprises a base, a switch button, a driving piece, a positioning member, two engaging blocks, two springs, a ratchet and a locating piece, thereby allowing the shaft to independently rotate relative to the handle in a reversed-working direction. Thus, a user has no need to repeatedly detach the ratchet screwdriver from a screw or re-hold the handle when operating, which is more convenient and labor-saving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Wei Chins Plastic Enterprise Corp.
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Publication number: 20180126520
    Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver may include a handle, a shaft and a ratchet switch device. The handle has a passage axially penetrating through a front end thereof, and a mounting member is mounted on an outer periphery of the front end of the handle. Furthermore, a housing slot formed inside a rear portion of the handle is configured to receive the ratchet switch device. The ratchet switch device comprises a base, a switch button, a driving piece, a positioning member, two engaging blocks, two springs, a ratchet and a locating piece, thereby allowing the shaft to independently rotate relative to the handle in a reversed-working direction. Thus, a user has no need to repeatedly detach the ratchet screwdriver from a screw or re-hold the handle when operating, which is more convenient and labor-saving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: WEI CHINS PLASTIC ENTERPRISE CORP.
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: 9908220
    Abstract: A detachable tool assembly for a screwdriver may include a main body, a sleeve, an extending tube, a first controlling piece, a second controlling piece, an operating unit, and at least a tool rod. The extending tube can be rotated round the main body, so the user can hold the extending tube by hand to provide support when screwing process. Also, it is convenient for user to replace the tool head, while the user has no need to use two hands to remove or place the tool heads, but one hand holding the handle rotates the operating unit to achieve the replacing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Worthtek Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Publication number: 20170050301
    Abstract: A detachable tool assembly for a screwdriver may include a main body, a sleeve, an extending tube, a first controlling piece, a second controlling piece, an operating unit, and at least a tool rod. The extending tube can be rotated round the main body, so the user can hold the extending tube by hand to provide support when screwing process. Also, it is convenient for user to replace the tool head, while the user has no need to use two hands to remove or place the tool heads, but one hand holding the handle rotates the operating unit to achieve the replacing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: WORTHTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: 9550285
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle with a shank and a fixing member is connected to the shank. An isolation layer is coated on the outside of the shank and an annular groove is defined between the isolation layer and the fixing member. A socket has a lip having a positioning member to be engaged with a notch of the fixing member. A guide member is located beside the positioning member. A ring-shaped locking member is connected to the socket and has a recess with which the guide member is engaged. The locking member has two flexible blocks. A positioning member has a protrusion inserted into the through hole of the locking member and has a ridge contacting the lip of the socket. The protrusion has two passages, which are engaged with the two blocks. A bit is inserted into the reception hole of the positioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Publication number: 20160008963
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle with a shank and a fixing member is connected to the shank. An isolation layer is coated on the outside of the shank and an annular groove is defined between the isolation layer and the fixing member. A socket has a lip which has a positioning member to be engaged with a notch of the fixing member. A guide member is located beside the positioning member. A ring-shaped locking member is connected to the socket and has a recess with which the guide member is engaged. The locking member has two flexible blocks. A positioning member has a protrusion inserted into the through hole of the locking member and has a ridge contacting the lip of the socket. The protrusion has two passages. The two blocks are engaged with the two passages. A bit is inserted into the reception hole of the positioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai LAI
  • Patent number: 9108304
    Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver includes a handle, a shaft and a ratchet switch device. The shaft is connected to the front end of the handle and a mounting member is connected to the handle so as to be connected with the shaft. The ratchet switch device is located in the chamber in the rear end of the handle and includes a base, a frame, two engaging members, a positioning member, a resilient plate, two positioning pieces, and a ratchet member a switch. The shaft can be replaced by operating the mounting member on the handle. The switch on the rear end of the handle can change the direction of the ratchet member to output torque via the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Inventor: Jin Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: 8973475
    Abstract: A torsion adjusting structure of a screwdriver includes an inner tube, a front micro-adjusting rod, a spring, an upper toothed block, a lower toothed block, a stop member, a compressive member, a regulating knob and an interacting member combined together, and the torsion adjusting structure is assembled in the handle of a screwdriver. To adjust the torsion of the screwdriver, an auxiliary tool is inserted in the polygonal recessed groove of the regulating knob to rotate the regulating knob having the graduation and number of a torsion value to be set by the regulating knob aligned to the position of an indication mark on the handle. Thus, the value of the torsion of a screwdriver can conveniently be regulated via the graduations and numbers on the regulating knob. Furthermore, the front micro-adjusting rod can carry out micro-adjustment of torsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Inventor: Jin Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: 8960058
    Abstract: A torque adjustment device for a screwdriver includes a tube located in the handle of the screwdriver and has an adjusting member connected to the first end thereof, a cap is connected to the second end of the tube. A first block and a second block are connected with each other by engagement of the teeth on the two blocks. A spring is biased between the first block and the adjusting member. A link is connected to the cap which pushes a pushing member to move the second block toward the first block when using an assistance tool to rotate the cap. The first block is able to move toward the second block by rotating the adjusting member so as to change the matching force between the teeth of the blocks. The cap has digits and marks to acknowledge the user the setting value of the torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Jin Tsai Lai
  • Publication number: 20140352502
    Abstract: A torque adjustment device for a screwdriver includes a tube located in the handle of the screwdriver and has an adjusting member connected to the first end thereof, a cap is connected to the second end of the tube. A first block and a second block are connected with each other by engagement of the teeth on the two blocks. A spring is biased between the first block and the adjusting member. A link is connected to the cap which pushes a pushing member to move the second block toward the first block when using an assistance tool to rotate the cap. The first block is able to move toward the second block by rotating the adjusting member so as to change the matching force between the teeth of the blocks. The cap has digits and marks to acknowledge the user the setting value of the torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Jin Tsai LAI
  • Publication number: 20140109732
    Abstract: A torsion adjusting structure of a screwdriver includes an inner tube, a front micro-adjusting rod, a spring, an upper toothed block, a lower toothed block, a stop member, a compressive member, a regulating knob and an interacting member combined together, and the torsion adjusting structure is assembled in the handle of a screwdriver. To adjust the torsion of the screwdriver, an auxiliary tool is inserted in the polygonal recessed groove of the regulating knob to rotate the regulating knob having the graduation and number of a torsion value to be set by the regulating knob aligned to the position of an indication mark on the handle. Thus, the value of the torsion of a screwdriver can conveniently be regulated via the graduations and numbers on the regulating knob. Furthermore, the front micro-adjusting rod can carry out micro-adjustment of torsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventor: Jin Tsai LAI
  • Publication number: 20130319185
    Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver includes a handle, a shaft and a ratchet switch device. The shaft is connected to the front end of the handle and a mounting member is connected to the handle so as to be connected with the shaft. The ratchet switch device is located in the chamber in the rear end of the handle and includes a base, a frame, two engaging members, a positioning member, a resilient plate, two positioning pieces, and a ratchet member a switch. The shaft can be replaced by operating the mounting member on the handle. The switch on the rear end of the handle can change the direction of the ratchet member to output torque via the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Jin Tsai LAI
  • Patent number: 8590434
    Abstract: A hand tool torsion adjustment structure includes a main mechanism, a torsion release mechanism and a micro-adjustment mechanism. The main mechanism is composed of a working rod and a tool handle while the torsion release mechanism is provided with a first engage tooth, a second engage tooth and a spring, and the micro-adjustment mechanism consists of a resisting member, an interacting member and at least one adjusting pinion. The torsion value of the hand tool can quickly be adjusted through the main mechanism and the torsion release mechanism, and the torsion preset value of the hand tool can precisely be fine-adjusted via the micro-adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: 8262097
    Abstract: A quick-release mechanism for a hand tool includes a center rod, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and an engaging member. The first sleeve is sleeved on the center rod. The second sleeve is sleeved on the center rod and the first sleeve for moving with the first sleeve. The second sleeve has a recess, a first pushing portion, and a second pushing portion. The engaging member has a protruding portion and an engaging end. The first pushing portion or the second pushing portion abuts against the protruding portion to push the engaging end such that the engaging end engages with a tool bit. When pulling or pushing the first sleeve, the second sleeve moves such that the protruding portion is received in the recess. Simultaneously the engaging end disengages with tool bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Publication number: 20120210832
    Abstract: A hand tool torsion adjustment structure includes a main mechanism, a torsion release mechanism and a micro-adjustment mechanism. The main mechanism is composed of a working rod and a tool handle while the torsion release mechanism is provided with a first engage tooth, a second engage tooth and a spring, and the micro-adjustment mechanism consists of a resisting member, an interacting member and at least one adjusting pinion. The torsion value of the hand tool can quickly be adjusted through the main mechanism and the torsion release mechanism, and the torsion preset value of the hand tool can precisely be fine-adjusted via the micro-adjustment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai LAI
  • Patent number: D740640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: D777550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Wei Chins Plastic Enterprise Corp.
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai