Abstract: A hand tool that is automatically self-adjusting by alternately squeezing and relaxing the hand grid on the two handles; that has constantly parallel jaws at any adjustment; that actually grips the work object with at least an 8-to-1 compound gripping leverage; and that can be locked onto an object when desired with a selectively light or strong grip. All of the operations, except the resetting the adjustable jaw to a wide open position, can be done with just the hand holding the tool and it can be made in the form of an adjustable plier, an adjustable wrench, or an adjustable pipe wrench, plus many other applications.

Abstract: An adjustable gripping and locking tool having a body (28) to which is attached an elongated handle (22) and a pivoting handle (26). An adjustable jaw (34) is slidably mounted on the body and an adjusting lever (52) cooperates with the adjustable jaw to adjust it toward and away from a fixed jaw (24). The adjusting lever is attached to the pivoting handle and is operated with the hand holding the tool, as is the locking and unlocking operation. The construction of the tool permits the adjustment of the jaws directly against the work piece and eliminates the tedious and time-consuming operation of turning a threaded screw back and forth several times to effect an adjustment that will permit the jaws to be locked on an object.

Abstract: A pouring spout attachment for cans of the type generally used for paints, stains, varnishes and the like that prevents paint or other liquids from running down the outside of the spout, into the lid groove, or down the outside of the can. The spout is constructed in such a way that it compensates for variations in can dimensions found in cans having the same capacity but made by different manufacturers, and also has a brush wipe bar having two functional edges; one straight smooth edge for wiping excess paint out of a brush when painting directly from a can, and a second straight serrated edge for stripping most of the paint from a brush preparatory to cleaning it after the painting job has been completed.

Abstract: This invention relates to hand tools in general, and more particularly to a gripping plier or wrench having compound leverage gripping power not found in the tools most commonly sold and used today. This tool further has constantly parallel jaws at any adjustment position within its capacity. When constructed as a plier, it grips the workpiece with better than a 10:1 leverage ratio which makes it practically impossible to slip without the operator releasing its grip. When constructed as a wrench for turning nuts, bolts, and fittings, its gripping power holds the workpiece so tightly that there is no possibility of rounding off the corners or otherwise damaging it during the turning operation. Additionally, if a hexagonal object has been previously damaged and has rounded off corners, the wrench version of this tool, in any of its configurations, can effectively grip and turn such an object, a feat that the most commonly used open-end, box-end, or adjustable wrenches cannot perform to any satisfactory degree.

Abstract: This invention relates to a driving tool having a dual-position handle for turning screws, nuts, bolts and the like. In the first of the two operating positions, the handle is locked in longitudinal alignment with a drive shaft for fast operation substantially in the manner of a common, ordinary screwdriver or nutdriver for as long as the work piece is relatively easy to turn. When the turning operation becomes more difficult as the work piece is progressively tightened and a means for applying additional torque would be desirable and of considerable advantage, such as during the last tightening turns, the handle may be unlocked and pivoted from its first operating position to a second operating position whereby it intersects the longitudinal axis of the drive shaft by as much as a 90-degree angle, thereby providing a means whereby the amount of torque that can be applied is substantially increased.

Abstract: This invention relates to a multi-purpose hand tool primarily for use on electrical wiring which combines into one tool all of the necessary elements required to perform gripping, pulling, bending, cutting, stripping, crimping, and shearing operations normally encountered in electrical wiring jobs. The tool encludes needle-nose plier-like jaws for gripping, pulling, and bending wire as well as for turning small nuts and bolts; stripping means for stripping insulation from electrical wire; cutting means for cutting wire; shearing means for shearing small bolts and screws; and crimping means for crimping terminals on wire, including automotive ignition wiring. The operating elements are disposed to take maximum advantage of the physical law of leverage, while at the same time providing a maximum number of elements for the widest possible application.