Abstract: Wrench for continuous driving engagement with a rotatively driven element such as a screw, bolt or nut, which is particularly suitable for use where the ends of the driven element are not accessible and in applications where space for manipulation of the tool is limited such as in spinal fusion surgery. The wrench has a peripheral driving element which can be engaged from the side with the driven element, and in some embodiments an articulating handle which enables the wrench to rotate the driven element through a substantial angle with only a few degrees of handle movement.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a device that is clamped to the pool table slate through the opening in either of the table's side pockets. The invention also incorporates a threaded shaft which passes through a threaded element to which the principal portion of the device is attached. The lower end of the threaded shaft is fitted with a pilot pin. The pilot pin engages a pivot point formed within the upper surface of a device that is clamped to the pool table edge at the site of the opening of the side pocket. The other end of the threaded shaft is fitted with a handle for rotating the shaft. Depending on which direction the shaft is rotated, the slate can either be raised or lowered.

Abstract: A tool to assist a single worker of a car body reblocking workshop in installing a door or the like vehicle body part on a vehicle. The tool includes a wheeled base frame supporting three upright posts. Each vertical post carries a transverse horizontal arm. The two opposite end arms form support arms to support the bottom edge of the car door in upright position. The intermediate or body part stabilizing arm endwisely carries a discoid plate applied against the car body part, and from which project two opposite belts hooked at their outer ends to the opposite lateral side edges of the body part. Each support arm is controlled in elevation by an independent motor, while the stabilizing arm can be adjusted vertically and horizontally. Horizontal positioning is controlled along an azimuthal axis and can also pivot vertically.

Abstract: A screw-type jack including an auxiliary screw barrel which is engaged with a ram cap at the uppermost stage. With that construction, this screw-type jack also has such function as to overlay an upper portion of a casing by the auxiliary screw barrel when the jack is contracted, in addition to widening the lift of the jack, whereby the case can be free from dirt and protected from damage.

Abstract: An apparatus wherein an elongate tube receives a threaded rod therewithin, wherein a medial sleeve including a threaded bore is rotatable to effect extension and retraction of the threaded rod relative to the tube. The tube and rod each include "J" shaped jaw member coaxially aligned with the tube and rod to engage opposed portions of an animal rib cage to effect a spreading of the rib cage subsequent to a hunting procedure. The sleeve may optionally include an annular array of blind bores to slidably receive an elongate peg member to enhance rotation of the sleeve relative to the rod.

Abstract: A lifting device powered by an impact wrench, specifically designed to raise a on car railway freight car coupler. The embodiment of the invention disclosed herein comprises:A base plate that houses a load bearing that a lifting screw rod fits into and rotates on. A top plate that houses a pilot bearing that the screw rod passes through and is held vertical by, thereby stabilizing load being lifted. Four stachion rods that connect the top and bottom plates forming the coupler lift body.A lifting block with carrying handle that threads onto the screw rod with an attached arm that engages the freight car coupler. The lifting block is powered up and down the screw rod by applying an impact wrench to the attached socket at top of same.

Abstract: A jack for insertion through a hole in a sheetrock wall for use in repairing such hole with the jack becoming a structural member of such wall.

Abstract: A tool having a pair of end members, each with an arcuate surface for engaging a riser section of an exhaust manifold. One of the end members is formed with a threaded cylindrical recess for threadably receiving an adjustment bolt having a cylindrical recess with smooth walls. The other end member is formed with a cylindrical peg or fitting which slidably passes into the smooth-walled cylindrical recess. A method for aligning apertures in an exhaust manifold with holes in cylinder heads of an engine block.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an inner mold panel of a steel form during the process of setting up the steel-form mold panels to form a wall. The supporting apparatus includes a plurality of supporting members provided on the floor on which the inner steel-form mold panels are placed, and a plurality of jack devices each resting against one of the supporting members and pressing against the inner steel-form mold panel. The supporting member preferably has a rectangular body with a plurality of holding pins which may be embedded in the floor. The supporting member may also have a plurality of protrusions formed thereon with screws passing through a screw bore that is formed in each protrusion thereof. With the supporting apparatus of the invention, the inner steel-form mold panels will not be deformed during the process of pouring the concrete.

Abstract: An apparatus supports automobile body parts for removal, installation or servicing. The apparatus includes a T-shaped dolly support and a vertical standard on which a support unit slides. The support unit includes a cross arm with cradles at its opposite ends for engaging under a body part to be handled and a head above the cradle which carries a clamp for securing a hook-carrying webbing strap to the support unit. A resilient bumper strip extends from the head to the cross arm. The position of the support unit is adjusted along the standard with a screw jack positioned behind the standard. The strap and hook assembly engages a part to be handled and draws it against the resilient bumper strip providing a stable support for the part. The cross arm is preferably tiltable from one side to the other. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with a wheel well adapter for supporting fenders and truck boxes.

Abstract: A manifold spreader which includes a main body portion having at its first end portion a recess in which is rotatably disposed a first end of an arm member. The arm member has a manifold engaging member on a second end thereof. A plurality of bearings mounted on the side of the arm member allows the arm member to freely rotate relative to the main body portion. The second end portion of the main body portion houses a screw member having on its first end a manifold engaging member. The body portion has a surface recessed therein to allow a wrench to engage and turn the main body portion.In operation, the apparatus is placed intermediate a pair of manifold arm members such that the first and second end portions of the apparatus are making contact with the manifold arm members. The main body portion is rotated in a first direction, causing the screw member to move outwardly from the central body portion, thus causing the apparatus to expand and force apart the two manifold arm members.

Abstract: A rescue tool has a pair of arms which are opened and closed by rotating a threaded member. The arms are pivotably connected together, and are also connected to a common yoke. The yoke is connected to a piston, which is mounted within a frame. Movement of the piston along its longitudinal axis causes the arms to open and close. The piston is connected to a collar which screws onto a threaded member. Rotation of the threaded member therefore causes the piston to move back and forth along its longitudinal axis, and opens or closes the arms. The threaded member can be connected to an external source of power, such as a pneumatic, hydraulic, or electric motor. Alternatively, the threaded member can be rotated by a hand-operated crank. The rescue tool can be connected to a variety of different power sources, without modifying the internal structure of the tool. Because the power source is coupled to the arms through a threaded member, the arms can be moved with great precision.

Abstract: A height-adjustable load bearing support for attachment to a mobile home frame beam for supporting the home for occupancy has a bottom adjustment screw and is much better able to withstand lateral load forces, such as resulting from an earthquake. The support includes a stand, a vertical support shaft, and a bottom adjustment screw. The stand includes a base and legs which project upward to support a collar. A vertical shaft is supported by and within the collar and is slidable vertically. The vertical support member includes a side surface for bearing against the collar and an upper end disposed above the collar top end that includes a load support plate for supporting a frame beam. The load support plate includes tabs for attaching the plate to a beam such that the beam cannot slide off. The height of the vertical shaft is adjusted relative to the base by a screw connected to the lower end of the vertical shaft.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for jacking basement walls which have moved out of alignment due to pressure from outside the wall. The apparatus includes a brace attached at the bottom by a bracket adjacent the wall to be jacked. The brace is then set vertically against the wall. A telescoping beam is attached to the floor a short distance from the wall, so that the beam is positioned upright, parallel to the brace. In one embodiment the upper end of the beam is extended and attached to the floor joists overhead in the basement. In another embodiment the upper end of the beam is secured to the lower surface on which the wall rests. Any suitable jack assembly is then slidably attached between the beam and the brace. The jack assembly is then positioned at the proper point and used to move the wall back into its proper place. Finally the top of the brace is anchored so as to prevent the wall from moving back out of position.

Abstract: The door forcing apparatus for forcing a door set in a door jamb comprises two side rails each having a substantially L-shaped cross section engagable with a beveled edge between the door jamb and the door, a plurality of nearly flat drive wedges pivotally mounted on the side rails adjacent their vertices each having a nearly flat foot oriented parallel to the door pivotally mounted adjacent their circular-arc-shaped edge pressible against the door, two adjustable braces each of which comprise a bracing hydraulic cylinder or a turnbuckle which is pivotally attached to each of the two side rails adjacent one end of the apparatus, two U-shaped-cross-sectioned drive rods on each of which the drive wedges connected to the side rails are pivotally mounted and two driving hydraulic cylinders, each of which has a piston rod pivotally attached to an end of one of the drive rods and whose cylinder is pivotally mounted on a support bracket at one end of a side rail.

Abstract: A mobile home anchor apparatus that withstands high wind loading and other forces in any direction includes a pylon-mounted support member for supporting a frame flange of a mobile building structure. The support member has a bladed clamped member that permanently deforms a flange portion of the frame when it it tightened against the support member, and a stop member that receives an opposite side portion of the flange. The clamp member is mountable in selected locations on the support member for accommodating variant flange widths of the frame, blade members of the clamp member extending in sloped relation to the support member across an edge of the first flange portion.

Abstract: An improved modular prosthetic joint has a stem portion embedded in a bone with a removable bearing head frictionally mounted on the stem portion. The bearing head has a bore which mates with a tapered shaft of the stem portion. The bearing head has a generally thin wall defining its continuous and unbroken bearing outer surface, with a wall portion extending directly over the tapered shaft which is thinner than the remainder of the bearing head wall. A puller engages an annular shoulder of the bearing head to pierce through the thinner wall portion of the bearing head, engage the tapered shaft and urge the bearing head away from the tapered shaft. Thus, the bearing head is pierced and removed from its associated stem portion, and second replacement bearing head is then mountable on the tapered shaft by impaction.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for jacking basement walls which have moved out of alignment due to pressure from outside the wall. The apparatus includes a brace attached at the bottom by a bracket adjacent the wall to be jacked. The brace is then set vertically against the wall. A telescoping beam is attached to the floor a short distance from the wall, so that the beam is positioned upright, parallel to the brace. In one embodiment the upper end of the beam is extended and attached to the floor joists overhead in the basement. In another embodiment the upper end of the beam is secured to the lower surface on which the wall rests. Any suitable jack assembly is then slidably attached between the beam and the brace. The jack assembly is then positioned at the proper point and used to move the wall back into its proper place. Finally the top of the brace is anchored so as to prevent the wall from moving back out of position.

Abstract: The opener consists of two hydraulic actuators which are adapted to act along in two different directions in an horizontal plane, one of said directions being parallel or substantially parallel to the surface of the closed and locked door which is to be opened and the other direction being normal to said door surface. Jamb-engaging elements are associated with a first of the actuators, operation of said actuator causing the elements to engage the door jambs very firmly; operation of the second of the actuators pushes the closed/locked door inwardly out of the door frame.

Abstract: A wheel chair is provided which is adapted to permit the chair to be separated from the wheeled chassis so that the chair may be positioned on a seat of an automobile. The wheeled chassis provides support for the chair on the side of the chair so that the chair may be brought into the automobile through the open door with the wheeled chassis moving beneath the automobile. The support for the chair is rotatably on the wheeled chassis so that the chair can be rotated into alignment with the seat in the automobile. The support for the chair is also vertically adjustable so that the chair may be lowered to rest on the automobile seat. The wheeled chassis and support for the chair may then be disassembled and stored in the automobile.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for jacking basement walls which have cracked or partially moved inward due to pressure from outside the wall. Employing the apparatus of this invention, the jacking operation can be done easily and safely even in basements where there is little space along the wall in which to fit jacking equipment. The apparatus includes a brace attached at the bottom by a bracket adjacent the wall to be jacked. The brace is then set vertically against the wall. A telescoping beam is attached to the floor a short distance from the wall, so that the beam is positioned upright, parallel to the brace. The upper end of the beam is extended and attached to the floor joists overhead in the basement. A jack assembly is then slidably attached between the beam and the brace. The jack assembly may then be slid to the proper point to exert pressure on the brace, and in turn the wall, at the best possible spot.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new and improved design associated with the fabrication and construction of a portable self-contained intrusion device that utilizes in conjunction therewith prior art technology of expandable air bags wherein there is provided a hollow static bar member having rotatably affixed thereto a threaded collar member which is capable of receiving a threaded pressure bar member such that upon rotational movement of the threaded collar member, the pressure bar member is either extended from or retracted into the hollow static bar member thereby causing the selective positioning of the portable self-contained intrusion device across any inwardly opening door. By having wedge members affixed to to exposed ends of the static bar member and the pressure bar member respectively, there is achieved a stable method to quickly and silently place across an inwardly opening door the portable self-contained intrusion device.

Abstract: Jack for elongated cylindrical tanks, such as propane tanks, including a jack housing, a jack actuator tube coming out of the jack housing, and an elongated jack foot at a right angle to the jack actuator tube. The jack channel includes a tank support affixed to the jack channel and opposing chain plates at right angles to the tank support including keyhole slots for holding chain links. Two chains including hooks and chafe protectors secure to feet of a cylindrical tank, and each free end of the chain secures through the key hole slot. A jack handle actuates and extends the elongated jack foot downwardly thereby carrying and raising the tank resting on pads on the tank support, as well as the jack housing upwardly in an opposite direction to the actuation of the elongated jack foot.

Abstract: A transporting device for lifting a relatively heavy roll of material to a selected level so that it can be moved and loaded onto production apparatus. The device comprises a platform base on casters that supports a fixed vertical, tubular column, within which is mounted an elongated, rotatable screw threadedly engaged to a ballscrew nut that moves up and down with the column when the screw is turned. Connected to the screw nut by a support assembly is a spindle that extends outwardly at a right angle from the column. The screw is driven by an electric motor mounted on the platform base, powered by the battery and connected through a gear reduction unit to the screw. A handle is attached to the platform base for moving the entire device and controllable switches are provided for moving the spindle up and down within preselected limits.

Abstract: A load binder or lashing tightener is provided made up of a first inner elongate sleeve member closed at one end, an anchor fitting on said closed end, a thread nut in the other end of said first sleeve, a second outer sleeve having one end adapted to telescope over the first inner sleeve, an anchor member on said second sleeve adjacent the other end, an elongate screw extending through the second sleeve, one end threadingly engaging the nut in said first sleeve, the other end rotatably fixed in the said other end of said second sleeve, a drive on said other end for rotating said screw whereby said second sleeve is caused to telescope over the first sleeve and the anchors on said sleeves are brought together and an anchor member at the said one end of said second sleeve adapted to receive the lashing to be tightened after the sleeves have been telescoped. The drive may be a hand knob protected by a spacer ring on the second sleeve.

Abstract: A jack adapter of the present invention includes a generally cylindrical solid rod having a recess formed in one end for indexing the end to a jack centering projection of a vehicle and an axially extending threaded aperture formed in an opposite end. The rod has a length selected to extend at least the distance between the jack support surface and the lower surface of an accessory running board mounted to the vehicle and a threaded fastener is employed for securing the rod to the accessory jack for the vehicle.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for adjusting the spacing between sheaves and tightening the belts operating the sheaves, the apparatus comprising an elongated threaded rod and an elongated smooth guide rod spaced apart therefrom and parallel thereto, two spaced lateral support arms attached to both rods, one arm being fixed and the other being movable by threaded engagement to the threaded rod, each arm supporting a positionally adjustable concave receptacle, the two receptacles being aligned with each other parallel to the rods and the concave portions facing away from each other, the threaded rod having one end journaled in the fixed arm and the other end fashioned with a head to which a wrench may be fitted for turning the threaded rod.

Abstract: An operable vehicle jack for use between aligned peripheries of a pair of vehicle tandem wheels, and having a bell-like housing member associated with a raisable jack portion, whereby upon jack operational raising said housing becomes wedgedly held against and between said aligned tandem wheel peripheries.

Abstract: Metal supports (1), are provided to rest on the ground and to removably support metal forms (2). These supports are provided with screw (4) and nut (9) means used for accurately adjusting in elevation the forms. Removable struts (16) are used to fix the gap or spacing between parallel forms and tension wires (17) going through the forms are used to secure the forms during the casting of the concrete. Means are provided to stretch and secure (20, 21) these wires with respect to the forms.This apparatus allows to make a slab of which the upper face is perfectly horizontal and at the level desired, with a minimum of time devoted to the setting in place and removing of the apparatus.

Abstract: A camber adjustment tool for a McPherson front end suspension system comprises a rigid base for being fastened to the face of a wheel hub. The wheel mounting studs extend through elongated holes in the base that facilitate fastening the base to the hub independently of different wheel stud patterns. Cammed sleeves inserted in the holes around the wheel studs prevent damaging the threads of the studs and provide rigid bearing surfaces for attaching the base to the hub. An adjustable foot releasably secured to the bottom of the base rests on the floor and rigidly supports the wheel hub above the floor. An instrument mounting bridge spaced from and extending parallel to the face of the base facilitates supporting a camber indicating gauge adjacent the hub independently of the wheel stud pattern. An adjustable collar is swivel mounted to the end of a rigid force-applying arm, which in turn, is fastened by a pair of adjustment nuts to the top of the base.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing support and guidance rollers from an endless track vehicle so that the rollers may be repaired or replaced. The apparatus includes a tool having a base on which a generally vertical threaded shaft is mounted and such shaft may be selectively rotated to raise and lower a travelling block and such block carries a generally horizontal threaded shaft having a cradle or other support means at one end which receives and supports an endless track support and guidance roller when such roller is to be removed and replaced.

Abstract: A mount is provided for support from one side of the lower end portion of an inclined elongated tubular auger conveyor housing. A first vertically elongated jack base section is provided and a second vertically elongated jack section is guidingly supported from the base section for vertical adjustment relative thereto. Manually operable jack structure is operatively connected between the first and second jack sections for effecting vertical adjustment of the second section relative to the first section and the second section includes a lower end portion projecting downwardly below the first section and provided with support wheel structure thereon for engagement with the ground. Support structure is provided and pivotally supports the first section from the mount for adjustable angular displacement of the first section relative to the mount about a horizontal axis disposed generally normal to a vertical plane containing the conveyor housing.

Abstract: A car jack comprises a stand column supported on a base, a carrier arm having pivotally mounted thereon an insertion shaft, and a threaded spindle mounted pivotally but axially immovably on the stand column. A threaded nut is guided on the spindle for raising and lowering the carrier arm, which bears against a surface of the stand column or threaded nut when raised beyond a certain lifting position. The base is arranged, when the insertion shaft is inserted into a socket of a vehicle body, to bear on a supporting surface at the side which faces away from the carrier arm at a radial distance relative to the axis of the stand column.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a work holder for supporting a workpiece, the work holder including a frame and an upright member supported by the frame and having a longitudinal axis. The work holder also includes a support member for supporting the workpiece, and a bracket member supporting the support member and supported by the upright member for movement longitudinally on the upright member. The support member is also supported for pivotal movement about a generally horizontal axis and about an axis transverse to both the generally horizontal axis and the upright member.

Abstract: The device comprises a fixed body, a screw cooperating with a nut, and springs. The nut is disposed in the body between two abutments. A releasable clutch device is interposed between the nut and one of the abutments. The springs are interposed between the nut and the other abutment. A pawl mechanism is provided between the body and the nut.The device has an interesting application in a belt tensioner.

Abstract: Pipe flanges of a flanged-pipe joint are separated for replacement of seals or any other purpose by fitting an expandable plug into a bore of one of the flanges, inserting a plate in the gap between the flanges and threading a screw into the expandable plug to cause the latter to grip the wall of the bore while the screw bears against the plate to push the flanges apart. The expandable plug preferably comprises an internal wedging core which displaces outwardly the segments from which the outer member of the plug is formed, the segment being externally toothed to grip the wall.

Abstract: A device for replacing the packings of flange joints with new ones which comprises: a supporting body consisting of a sleeve and a pair of supporting bars attached to said sleeve; a movable member movably attached to said sleeve; a wedge member fixed to the lower end of said movable member; and a pair of supporting arms to connect said supporting body with the flanges.

Abstract: A device for preventing the entanglement or wedging of paint, water or air hoses with the tires of a vehicle being worked on. Specifically, an elongated, longitudinally extendable hose guide adapted to be engaged with the body or frame of a motor vehicle and the ground so as to provide a guide for a hose thereby preventing said hose from engaging the tires of the vehicle and additionally to provide a path to ground for any static electrical charges that may build up on the surface of the vehicle to be painted thereby reducing any bubbles or swirls in metallic paint finishes, and further eliminating the attraction of dust by the electrical charges.

Abstract: Apparatus for tensioning a cable employed for repairing deformed yieldable structures in which one end thereof has a generally U-shaped configuration. The legs of the U-shaped end is joined by a slotted cross piece to receive in locking engagement therewith a cable to be tensioned. Extending from the U-shaped end is an integrally formed threaded rod. A threaded impact tube receives the rod in threaded engagement therewith. The free end of the impact tube is suitably notched to receive a conventional air operated impact wrench. Between the U-shaped end and the impact tube is an abutment member that has a suitable opening to receive a rod. The abutment member engages a fixed upright post or bar. When the impact wrench rotates the impact tube, the impact tube engages the abutment member to maintain a fixed location longitudinally while rotating about its axis. As a consequence thereof, the rod is drawn into the tube and the U-shaped end applies a tension to the cable attached thereto.