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: 20100101377
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a flexible rod, a connecting member, a clutching member, a driving member, a slide sleeve, and a spring. The connecting member is connected to one end of the flexible rod. The connecting member has an annular groove and a retaining hole. The clutching member has a ring portion and two hooks extending from the ring portion. The ring portion engages with the annular groove. The driving member is received in the retaining hole. The slide sleeve is sleeved on the connecting member and the clutching member. The spring is disposed between the flexible rod and the slide sleeve to urge the slide sleeve toward a direction away from the flexible rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Publication number: 20100095812
    Abstract: A tool handle for an exchangeable screwdriver includes a handle, a retaining unit and a control unit. The retaining unit is mounted in one end of the handle. The retaining unit has a retaining hole defined therein and extending therethrough. The retaining unit has a recess defined in a lateral thereof and communicated with the retaining hole. The retaining unit has at least one connecting portion disposed between the recess and the retaining hole. The control unit is received in the recess. The control unit has at least one resilient arm extending therefrom. The at least one resilient arm passes the recess and is abutted against the at least one connecting portion to selectively extend to the retaining hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Publication number: 20100032327
    Abstract: A tool box includes a base. A rack is received in the base and pivotally connected to the base for positioning tools. A cover is pivotally connected to the base relative to the rack and has an imaginary pivot relative to the base. A drive mechanism is mounted to the base and includes an operation member and an engaging member. The operation member is mounted on the cover along the imaginary pivot of the cover and the operation member is rotatably driven by the cover. The engaging member is disposed on the rack along an axis of the rack and simultaneously drives the rack. The axis of the rack is perpendicular to the imaginary pivot of the cover and the engaging member is laterally engaged to the operation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: JIN-TSAI LAI
  • Patent number: 7653970
    Abstract: A detachable hand tool includes a handle, a spindle partially received in one end of the handle, a cap partially received in the other end of the handle, a casing sleeved on the spindle, a head sleeved on the casing, a tool driver partially and detachably mounted in the spindle, and a control assembly mounted on the spindle for detaching the tool driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Publication number: 20100005931
    Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver includes a handle having a hole co-axially defined in the handle. A ratchet mechanism is co-axially received in the hole in the handle and comprises a ratchet wheel for driving the ratchet screwdriver with bi-directional operating and a selector for selectively determining the operational direction of the ratchet wheel. A driving shaft is relatively and co-axially mounted in the ratchet mechanism and ratchetly and bi-directionally driven by the ratchet wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: JIN-TSAI LAI
  • Patent number: 7467575
    Abstract: A replacement assembly of a handle tool comprises a handle having an axial receiving hole; an adjusting ring; the adjusting ring being formed with a stop block; an driving head having an annular recess; a retaining cylinder installed at one end of the receiving hole for confining the adjusting ring; the retaining cylinder having a positioning hole for receiving the driving head; the retaining cylinder having at least one through hole which is communicated to the positioning hole. The stop block enters into the annular recess of the shaft from the through hole of the retaining cylinder. The retaining cylinder has a large head portion and a small waist; and the adjusting ring is engaged to the waist and is confined by the head portion to be combined with the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Publication number: 20080148909
    Abstract: A replacement assembly of a handle tool comprises a handle having an axial receiving hole; an adjust unit; the adjust unit being formed with a resisting block; an opener head; the opener head having a buckling groove; a fixing unit installed at one end of the receiving hole for confining the adjust unit; the fixing unit having a positioning hole for receiving an opener head; the fixing unit having at least one through hole which is communicated to the positioning hole; wherein the resisting block enters into the buckling groove of the opener head from the through hole of the fixing unit. The fixing unit has a large head and a small waist; the adjust unit is engaged to the waist and is confined by the head to be combined with the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: 5957285
    Abstract: A tool box includes a base portion having a bottom 10 and four peripheral walls extending from a periphery of the bottom, two flanges extending from two opposite sides of the bottom and each of the flanges 13 having a plurality of notches. A first part and a second part are pivotally connected with each other at respective first ends thereof. The first part and the second part each have a plurality of recesses defined therein. The first part has two stubs extending from two sides of a second end thereof so as to be received in two opposite notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: D600524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai
  • Patent number: D609068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Inventor: Jin-Tsai Lai