Abstract: A tool kit has two parts which interfit together and are held together inside a generally flexible case, which is designed to be entrained on the belt of a skateboa9rder. One of the two parts defines three different-sized sockets for mounting and removing wheels and tightening the truck attachments to the main board, and the second part mounts an allen wrench and a pair of screwdriver heads, one being a Phillips and the other conventional. The screwdriver heads and allen wrench are used for tightening the rails and other miscellaneous fasteners that may occur on different types of skateboards.

Abstract: A multi-functional bar for a manual operated jack comprising a connecting section and a handle section; said connecting section made from a hard metallic pipe at one end formed in a shape adapted to fit in an operable portion of the jack and having another pipe end to connect to an end portion of said handle section; said handle section made from a solid metal having one end integrally formed with a screw-driver receivable in the pipe end of the connecting section and having another end integrally form with a socket mount; said socket mount having a center opening as that which can firmly receive a socket, said handle section received said socket as an independent socket wrench; said socket having a center recess of enclosure in a modified hexagonal configuration that the distance of one pair of opposite laterals of the enclosure is elongated, an insert in a direction along said distance variable in the enclosure so as to grip even a smallest regular hexagonal screw-nut or bolt-head firmly in the enclosure wh

Abstract: An articulated wrench having an elongated leg member with a slot in its shank portion and its outer end formed into a flange with a slot therein, and pivotally mounted at its inner end to the inner end portion of an arm member having a hook formed at its inner end, and having a slot in its outer end portion, and having two prongs formed at its outer end.

Abstract: This invention is for a hand tool comprising a body or a shank having a first end and also a second end. The first end may be a curved end having a circular passageway. The curved end with the circular passageway can be positioned around the upper end of the valve housing so as to allow a wrench to be placed on the hexagonal cap or hexagonal nut to rotate the same. The second end is in the form of a finger and can be positioned between the valve housing and an upright pipe so as to be able to use a wrench for rotating a connecting between a pipe and the valve.

Abstract: A device for draining an engine sump of the type having a threaded drain plug comprises a cup-like container having a flexible flange surrounding the open end thereof. The flange is provided with a gasket for forming a fluid tight seal between the sump and the container and with magnet means for adhering the container to the sump. A shaft carrying a socket on one end extends into the container and is sealably movable with respect thereto. Once the container is placed in position over a drain plug, the plug can be engaged and removed by manually turning a handle provided on the other end of the shaft. After removal of the plug, oil from the sump drains from a tube at the bottom of the container whereby contact with the oil by the service person is completely avoided.

Abstract: A combination allen/socket wrench is disclosed of the variety having a spinoff design. This wrench has a handle, a pair of outwardly extending parallel support arms each have a respective end is integral with the handle. A bar is mounted between the arms and transverse axis. A plurality of members are rotatably mounted on the bar which extend therefrom radially of the transverse axis of the bar. Each of these members has the end portion thereof formed having a polygonal external configuration of a varying size to one another and each of these members also has a polygonal socket bore formed therein of a varying size to one another whereby a comination allen/socket wrench is provided. A resiliently-biased detent clamp means provides for selectively retaining each of the members against rotational movement. In this fashion during use of the desired wrench portion, the handle may be pivoted on an axis relative to said desired wrench portion.

Abstract: A traction device for use in extracting mired dual wheeled vehicles from a mired condition comprising a block assembly having a plurality of tower members for attachment to and between the wheels of the mired vehicle and a plate assembly for operative engagement by a rotating block assembly to move the mired vehicle to a freed location. The tower assemblies can be quickly dismantled to a transportable size, and readily assembled and installed for needed operation.

Abstract: This brake adjustment tool is for adjusting air brakes of automotive vehicles, and is a dual purpose tool that enables one man to properly adjust such brakes. Primarily, it consists of an elongated handle or main body having an opening for receiving a socket that is received on the adjustment screws of slack adjusters of air brakes, and a striker block is provided opposite the socket, for being struck by a hammer to free the usually seized locking collar on the adjustment screws. A channel grip member is also provided on the opposite end of the tool for receiving the slack adjuster to apply sufficient leverage to pull the slack adjuster to move the piston rod of the brake air cylinder, so as to enable the user to measure the stroke of the piston rod.

Abstract: A neat and simple combination tool comprising first and second tool members with hinge structure pivotally securing the first and second members together so that they may be selectively pivoted between opened and closed positions of use wherein the first tool member includes a pair of spaced-apart generally parallel extending side walls forming a sheath portion between which the second tool member may be folded or enclosed in closed position thereof, the first tool member also including a first tool portion and a first bridge portion at one end thereof and a second bridge portion adjacent the other end thereof but intermediate these ends, the first and second bridge also extending between and integrally connecting side walls, the second tool member including second and third tool portions at opposite ends thereof and an intermediate region adjacent the second tool portion with this intermediate region being disposed between the side walls and hingedly assembled adjacent the other end of the first tool member,

Abstract: A tool for adjusting a brake mechanism of a truck-trailer comprises a lever having a spanner at one end thereof for manually moving an actuating arm of the mechanism between released and actuated positions, and a plurality of socket members for turning an adjustment screw on the arm, the socket members being adapted to fit adjustment screws of different head configurations. A removeable socket member is provided on a swivel device for use on awkwardly located adjustment screws and for use with interchangeable sockets. A coupling for the removable socket member is capable of itself engaging a socket-headed adjustment screw. Turning the adjustment screw with the socket changes of the phase of the arm on the shaft for producing a desired amount of backlash in the brake mechanism.

Abstract: A combination tool for automobile use having components foldable into an elongated body, the tool being usable for tire replacement and screw jack operation. An elongated body of U transverse cross section includes an annular socket pivotally affixed at one end for connection to a hexagonal bolt or jack screw head, and a handle is pivotally connected to the body other end movable between crank handle positions and an extended position in alignment with the body length. A lock slide is selectively positionable upon the body between positions retaining the handle within the body and locking the handle in alignment with the body length.

Abstract: A tool for obtaining access through a gate can to the end of a valve stem of a valve in a buried water main. The gate can extending from the valve bonnet to the surface may be filled with silt, dirt, or debris. The tool is cylindrical, having a helical rib and cutting edge providing an auger so that by turning the tool the debris within the gate can can be cut into and removed by the tool. The tool has a fitting at the top adapted to receive a socket on the end of a manual operating tool which is the same tool that can be used to engage a fitting on the end of the valve stem for operating the valve.

Abstract: The tool includes an elongate handle one end of which tapers into a wedge shape useful for prying. The other end of the elongate handle includes an arcuate portion with inwardly angled projections creating a spanner wrench for use with hose couplings. One side of the arcuate portion includes a cylindrical member with a flat face suited for a hammering operation. The other end of the arcuate portion includes claw members diverging from a narrow portion proximal the arcuate member and cooperates with the arcuate member in a prying operation. A pin member extends in a plane perpendicular to the plane formed by the elongate handle and the arcuate member and is located for use in removing hinge pins from doors.

Abstract: A combination tool having a central shaft which may be rotated by a power tool. The shaft has a drill bit mounted in its front end so that rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the bit. The shaft is fitted in the bore of a sleeve or tube, the tube having a nut driver socket head at its front end. By advancing the tube on the shaft, complementary flats on the shaft and in the rear of the tube are mated to couple the shaft to the tube in a driving relation. The tube may be advanced to recess the drill bit within the tube to free the socket for use in a socket driving tool.

Abstract: A multi-purpose golf tool which provides, on a single, collapsible, compact carrier, most of the functions required by a golfer in the course of a round of golf, the carrier, itself, being constructed to perform certain of the functions in addition to acting as the carrier for the other elements of the tool.

Abstract: A combination tip wrench and stand which is particularly designed for use with a soldering or desoldering instrument, but having other uses. Basically the tip wrench is of generally U-shape, consisting of a top wall and two side walls, preferably of sheet metal. The instrument has a first, a second, and a third width of successively smaller dimensions, the largest width being at one end. The top wall extends only from the second width and is provided with a first U-shaped opening. The other end also has a second U-shaped opening in the top wall, thus forming a first, a second, and a third wrench. Near the third U-shaped opening is a portion normal to the top wall and the side walls and integral therewith and having a circular opening to extend, for example, a soldering tip therethrough, while its nut can be unscrewed by engagement with the side walls. The instrument also includes a pair of legs which in their folded position extend over the smallest width of the tip wrench.

Abstract: In addition to a boot-retaining jaw unit controlled by a spring having an adjustable degree of stiffness, the safety ski binding is fitted with a force transducer for detecting the effort exerted by the spring on the jaw unit and delivering a signal which is a function of the effort thus detected to an electronic display device of the digital type. The display device is supplied via a normally-open circuit comprising a manually actuated switch.

Abstract: A combination gauge-socket wrench for use in removing, gapping and installing spark plugs, the gauge extending circumferentially about the upper end and increasing uniformly in thickness along its length, indicia adjacent the gauge to indicate the thickness through a selected portion of the gauge, the socket wrench being adapted to fit a conventional spark plug.

Abstract: An adjustable combination tool forming a C-clamp, a valve pulling device for valves in small gasoline engines, a wrench for turning starter clutch housings in such engines and a device for removing flywheels from such engines. The tool comprises a first bar, a second bar selectively positioned parallel or perpendicular to the first bar, an angle iron positioned perpendicular to the first bar, a projection at one end of the first bar, and a threaded bolt with an enlarged end threadedly carried by the second bar. A device for valve grinding is carried by the threaded bolt and acts as its handle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-purpose tool having particular, although not exclusive, use in conjunction with milling machines in which a drawbar is employed to engage and disengage a tool collet wherein the drawbar protrudes above the machine tool and is rotatable to release and secure the collet. The tool of the present invention combines a socket wrench for rotating the drawbar and a mallet for tapping the bar to free up the collet taper. The tool is dynamically balanced about the axis of the center of mass which is fitted to the protruding end of the drawbar. A handle is provided which is extendable to increase the torque or leverage available to the user and the handle itself is weighted to take advantage of centrifugal force to urge the handle towards its retracted position. A beveled pin or wedge device is also provided to inhibit the lowering of the drawbar with the tool still engaged with the protruding end.

Abstract: A combination tool comprises an elongated lever having a handle at one end, two divergent fingers at the other end, and an aperture between the two ends adapted for engagement with a nut. One of the fingers includes a distal end and claw in spaced relationship thereto which cooperate to provide a fulcrum for movement of the lever, thereby to facilitate the removal and replacement of nuts which are locked on a threaded shaft by a locking member having bendable tabs projecting outwardly therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination tool including an oil plug wrench and an integrally constructed elongated oil filler trough. To accommodate oil plugs of the type having a cap portion with upstanding studs or protrusions, the combination tool includes a wrench end with one or more openings formed therein to receive the upstanding protrusions from the oil cap. Integrally constructed with the wrench end is a trough-like device that is adapted to receive and channel oil towards an exiting end thereof. Additionally there is provided a can opener about the exiting end of the formed oil filler trough.

Abstract: A tool for use as a special wrench, flywheel puller, valve remover, and valve and valve seat grinder. The tool includes two rectangular bars of steel which may be bolted in one of two positions to either provide an extension handle when the tool is used as a special wrench or to provide a double thickness of steel when the tool is used as a flywheel puller. One of the bars carries a pair of angle iron sections which define therewith a C-shaped clamp, and a threaded bolt protrudes through one of the angle sections for compressing a valve spring when using the tool for removing a valve. The threaded bolt also includes a handle for turning the same which carries a rubber disc which may be removed and chucked in a speed drill to grind a valve or valve seat.

Abstract: A hollow binder for a book having removable pages such as a ledger is used for storage of threaded posts. Each of the posts are coaxial and threaded to one another. One of the posts is adapted by itself or in conjunction with other posts to be a hand tool for threading or unthreading of posts.

Abstract: The valve adjustment tool includes an elongated barrel having a bore therethrough. The upper portion of the barrel is provided with a tool land and a length of external threads. The lower end of the barrel is provided with an integral collet which forms a nut socket. The collet is surrounded by a compression collar. An elongated internally threaded sleeve overlays the barrel. The sleeve abuts the compression collar. When the sleeve is threaded downwardly on the barrel, the collar compresses the collet. When the sleeve is threaded upwardly on the barrel, the collar is free to move and the collet assumes its uncompressed state. An elongated valve adjuster driver is also provided. The driver is provided with a large disc shaped knob at its upper end and an engagement lug at its lower end. The driver normally reposes within the through-bore of the barrel and is rotatable therein and removable therefrom. The top of the disc shaped knob provides a landing for the foot of a dial indicator.

Abstract: A combination tool capable of drilling a hole in a workpiece, driving a fastener into that hole, and withstanding the vibrational environment of a rotary hammer is provided. An adaptor having a tapered portion which is inserted in the chuck of a power tool, such as a rotary hammer, has a polygonal drive transmitting configuration on its other end. A longitudinal bore extending at least partially along the axis of the adaptor receives a drill bit. The bit and bore have mating external and internal tapers to insure driving engagement. Once the bit has drilled a hole in a workpiece, a drive collar is slipped onto the polygonal drive transmitting portion of the adaptor and the fastener-engaging recess thereof used to drive a self-tapping fastener into that hole.

Abstract: A filter wrench includes a cylindrical housing with internal lugs and a centrally positioned punch for draining and removing a screw-on filter having an outer canister and an inner filter element. As the housing is impactively positioned over the filter, the punch successively punctures the outer canister and then the inner filter element before the lugs indent the outer canister and the bottom of the housing abuts the canister. With the punch extending through the punctures, the housing is held on the filter while the outer canister and the inner filter element are drained through passages in the punch and an outlet in the housing. When draining is complete, a formed nut on the outside of the housing allows the filter wrench to be rotated causing the lugs to rotate the filter for removal.

Abstract: A handle for free-cutting devices which includes a handle member provided with holding elements, a clamping device for detachably connecting the handle member to the handle, and a carrier for a shank carrying the cutting tool of the free-cutting device. The clamping device is arranged on the carrier. At least one portion of the clamping device together with the handle member is pivotable relative to the carrier and is arrestable in at least two positions.

Abstract: An improved rotary head sprinkler having a self-contained tool attached thereto for facilitating the assembly or the disassembly of a similar rotary head sprinkler. In a first embodiment of the invention a wrench or tool is attached to a sprinkler for coupling with a portion of a spindle cavity for enabling a rotary force to be exerted on the spindle coaxial with the longitudinal axis thereof, whereby the first end of the spindle may be coupled or decoupled from the sprinkler body. The wrench may also be used for coupling with other removable portions of another rotary sprinkler head. The wrench is attached adjacent a distended end of an impulse arm of the sprinkler head for increasing the oscillating period thereof.

Abstract: An elongated cylindrical handle has a diametrical bore formed therethrough intermediate the ends thereof. A shower arm wrench body of hollow cylindrical configuration has an inner diameter equal to the diameter of the handle and an outer diameter greater than the diameter of the handle and is internally threaded and extends coaxially with a first end of the handle. A plurality of planar strips are equiangularly spaced from each other and taper downward to a second, opposite, end of the handle from an area spaced from the second end. The second end is insertable into a gas log lighter flange for tightening such flange. An axial bore formed in the handle from the second end accommodates the stem of a log lighter valve and has a plurality of equiangularly spaced grooves formed therein at the second end of the handle. A torque handle of shaft-like configuration is releasably accommodated in the diametrical bore of the handle for applying a torque thereto.

Abstract: This tool consists primarily of a main body, which will be bolted to a bicycle when in use. It includes a threaded and removable handle, for spreading and loosening a tight chain link, and the handle has provision means, for use on wheel spokes, and is a chain rivet extractor as well. The main body of this tool includes storage means for a pair of extra rivet extractor tips, and has centering guides which are used when extracting or resetting chain rivets, and one end of the main body has a tapered cut-out, which will accept all tubular rims and clincher rims, sizes up to 13/8 inch wide, that need to be aligned and trued.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination tool comprising a wrench-end portion and a jaw-end portion, said wrench-end portion and said jaw-end portion being connected by a neck, said wrench-end portion containing an aperture which is adapted for engagement with a nut and said jaw-end portion containing a tooth member and a lower lip member which cooperate to facilitate the removal of a propeller from a propeller shaft.

Abstract: A tool for use as a special wrench, flywheel puller, valve remover, and valve and valve seat grinder. The tool includes two rectangular bars of steel which may be bolted in one of two positions to either provide an extension handle when the tool is used as a special wrench or to provide a double thickness of steel when the tool is used as a flywheel puller. One of the bars carries a pair of angle iron sections which define therewith a C-shaped clamp, and a threaded bolt protrudes through one of the angle sections for compressing a valve spring when using the tool for removing a valve. The threaded bolt also includes a handle for turning the same which carries a rubber disc which may be removed and chucked in a speed drill to grind a valve or valve seat.