Abstract: A tool is disclosed for installing a rolling element into, and removing the rolling element out of, a rolling-element bearing cage. The tool has a gripping element including a clampable jaw disposed on a base. The clampable jaw includes at least two interacting parts. At least one first screw is screwed into a first threaded bore defined in the base. The at least one first screw can be tightened to clamp together the at least two interacting parts of the jaw. A first end of the rod is attached to the base. An impact weight is coupled to the rod and is displaceable along the longitudinal axis of the rod. Further, a stop is fixedly disposed on the rod at a location spaced from the gripping element. The stop is designed to be struck by the impact weight.

Abstract: A tool adapted to install and remove strainer basket assemblies. The tool has a tubular main body that incorporates a means for gripping the upper strainer nut on a strainer basket assembly. The tool also has a moveable shaft that incorporates a means for gripping a strainer basket assembly. The tool is used to assemble a strainer basket assembly by attaching the tool's upper strainer nut gripping means to a upper strainer nut, attaching the tool's strainer basket gripping means to a strainer basket assembly, and applying a force to the tubular main body and an opposing force to the moveable shaft to tighten the upper strainer nut. The tool is used to disassemble and remove a previously installed strainer basket assembly by attaching the tool's upper strainer nut gripping means to an upper strainer nut, attaching the strainer basket gripping means to a strainer basket assembly, and applying a force to the tubular main body and an opposing force to the moveable shaft to loosen the upper strainer nut.

Abstract: An adjustable hex wrench structure, in its basic embodiment, requires only two parts: a main body configured with a socket cavity having special modified hex cross-sectional shape, and a user operable clamping screw, traversing a wall of the main body and preferably captivated against loss, with a special pressure disc surface for securing a hex fastener workpiece in place in the modified hex cavity operationally without defacing the workpiece. The main body is made cylindrical in shape and configured with a square driver opening to engage the square end of a conventional socket wrench driver shaft.

Abstract: A self-clamping mechanism includes a first support surface and a clamping member in sliding contact with the first support surface. The clamping member has a first surface in confronting engagement with the first support surface, and a second surface for engaging the surface of an object to be clamped by the mechanism. The first and second surfaces of the clamping member are disposed at a predetermined angle, ?, such that when certain conditions are met, the object will remain clamped by the mechanism regardless of external forces applied to the object.

Abstract: An adjustable wrench is provided which possesses ratchet and locking features for turning a hexagonal workpiece indefinitely, by a series of clockwise and counterclockwise arcs, without disengaging the tool from the workpiece, comprised of an elongated body (2) having a first end (8) and a second end (9) and a longitudinal surface (4) for facing the workpiece, a fixed jaw (6) at a first end (8) of the body (2) having a substantially flat face (10) for contacting the workpiece wherein said fixed jaw (6) terminates with a driving lobe (12) for contacting the workpiece, a jaw movable (14) along an axis substantially parallel (16) to the longitudinal surface (4) of the body (2), said movable jaw (14) having a face (18) for contacting and pushing the workpiece against the face (10) of the fixed jaw (6) and the driving lobe (12); and a means for adjusting (20) a position of the movable jaw (14) along the axis substantially parallel (16) to the longitudinal surface (4) of the body (2).

Abstract: A ratcheting adjustable wrench having an elongated handle and having jaw means, including a fixed first jaw element and a movable second jaw element, attached to one end of the handle, with means for selectively manually initiating longitudinal relative movement between the first jaw element and the second jaw element comprising a threaded drive member axially aligned with the second jaw element and disposed between the second jaw element and the handle, and a complementarily threaded driven member fixed to said second jaw element and extending through the drive member, a bias spring disposed between the drive member and the handle first end and operable to normally urge the drive member and so the second jaw element toward the first jaw element, and ratcheting means operable in response to torque applied to the handle in a selected first direction to longitudinally fix the first and second jaw elements with respect to a fastener clamped therebetween, whereby said first direction torque is applied to the fast

Abstract: An adjustable wrench utilizes a drive member housed in a wrench body. The drive member has a cylindrical drive element having external male threads formed thereon, onto which a guide block is mounted by means of a bore, within which female threads, complementary to the male threads, are formed extending longitudinally through the guide block, so that the drive element extends through the bore with the male and female threads in engagement with one another, whereby rotation of the drive element is operable to move the guide block longitudinally along the drive element. A drive knob is fixed to and manually operable for selectively rotating the drive element. A pair of alignment arms connect a movable jaw element to the guide block so that the movable jaw element faces and is displaced from the drive block in longitudinal alignment with the bore and is separated from the drive knob by the drive block.

Abstract: An adjustable wrench has a slotted body member and a handle threaded into a bore in a body member stem and protruding into one end of the slot. A movable jaw piece is rotatably mounted to the protruding handle end and slidable in the slot. A pair of angled fixed jaw faces is formed at the far end of the slot, while corresponding jaw faces are formed on the movable jaw piece. Relative rotation of the handle and body member causes relative advance or retraction of the movable jaw piece in the slot to adjust the spacing between the sets of jaw faces to fit the wrench to bolt heads or nuts of various sizes. The structural support afforded by the handle-movable jaw piece connection enables low cost construction and compact structure allowing greater accessibility to recessed bolt heads and nuts. A locking rod extends within the handle in some embodiments, with a locking knob at the remote handle able to be tightened to hold an adjusted position.

Abstract: A fireman's personal hand tool is comprised of a spike member and a wrench member. Both members may be used in combination as a slide hammer with the spike member being hammered by the wrench member between objects to be pried apart. The wrench member may also be used to open or close valves and is configured to fit a variety of hydrant valve head shapes and sizes. Both the spike member and the wrench member have integral hose coupling jaws to engage and disengage hose couplings. The members are separable so that the jaws may be used independently or in combination. In addition, there are three different sizes of jaws to enable the tool to fit a greater variety of coupling sizes.

Abstract: An adjustable wrench has a handle and a head formed integrally at the anterior end of the handle. The head is provided with a fitting hole, a receiving hole, and a through hole in communication with the fitting hole. Located at two opposite sides of the fitting hole are two fixed clamping surfaces. A rotation knob is disposed in the receiving hole. An adjustment bolt is put through the through hole and the ring hole of the rotation knob such that one end of the adjustment bolt is received in the fitting hole. The one end of the adjustment bolt is provided with a movable clamping surface forming a clamping space in conjunction with the two fixed clamping surfaces. The ring hole of the rotation knob is provided with threads engageable with threads of the adjustment bolt. A location pin is fastened to the head such that the locating pin is inserted into a groove extending axially in the adjustment bolt.

Abstract: An adjustable wrench assembly for installing and removing a threaded cap member of an hydraulic cylinder assembly includes a head member adapted to partially surround the piston rod of the cylinder assembly. A cover plate attaches to the head member to completely surround the piston rod. A plurality of adjustable contact pins accommodate various sizes of piston rods and are engagable with the piston rod to keep the wrench square and prevent it from twisting. Various sizes of adapter plates are connectable to the head member and include a plurality of engagable pins to engage mating slots or holes in the cap member. The adjustable contact pins include non-metallic plastic contact portions to prevent marring of the piston rod.

Abstract: The subject invention relates to the art of adjustable wrenches. The adjustable wrench of this invention is particularly suited for the gripping of hex head fasteners. The adjustable wrench has a handle portion and a head portion. The head portion has two downwardly extending jaws. One jaw is stationery, the other being moveable. The moveable jaw moves in an elongated slot which is integral with the head portion. The moveable jaw and the elongated slot incorporate opposing interlocking surfaces which cooperate in such a manner as to support the moveable jaw during usage. The moveable jaw is connected to an adjusting means which may be an adjusting screw and an adjusting nut. The adjusting means controls the fixed relationship between the moveable jaw and the fixed jaw. In the embodiment which utilizes an adjusting screw its movement and hence the movement of the moveable jaw is controlled by the rotation of an adjusting nut.

Abstract: An adjustable wrench particularly useful to facilitate ease of installation and removal of fluid fittings in and from a fluid system. The wrench includes an elongated handle threadedly cooperating with a body member. The body member has a pair of opposed clamping faces defining a clamping cavity adapted to receive an associated fitting. Relative rotation between the handle and body portion axially advances and retracts a smooth end face of the handle into and out of abutting engagement with a side wall of the fitting. A cutout region in the wrench body is adapted to receive one branch of an associated tee or cross type fluid fitting. The subject wrench readily facilitates clamping engagement of a fitting while coupling nuts are run up on or backed off of the fitting branches by conventional means.

Abstract: A screw cap removing and tightening device comprises: an elongate plate member formed to provide a front gripping member at its front end, a plurality of longitudinally equal spaced teeth members in the intermediate portion, a cylindrical channel member at its rear end, and a slightly slopped downward member connecting the intermediate portion and the rear end; surrounding means which substantially surrounds the intermediate portion of the elongate plate member and is slidably movable along the elongate plate member; locking means movably secured to the surrounding means for preventing a rearward movement of the surrounding means; a rear gripping member supported and confined by the surrounding means; and rotating and twisting means contained by the cylindrical channel member and engaged with the surrounding means.

Abstract: A combination of screw spanner and nut breaker includes a head piece having a nut receiving hole and a female threaded longitudinal hole, a tail piece having a first male threaded protrusion and a second male threaded protrusion, each of which is capable of threadingly engaging with the longitudinal hole, a first engaging piece having a first front end having an angled surface formed to match with an angle surface of a nutlike member, a second engaging piece having a second front end having a knife edge and a female threaded cover capable of threadingly engaging with either one of the protrusions to reserve therein the one protrusion. Such a combination bears the function of a screw spanner when the first engaging piece is put between the head and tail pieces and the other protrusion is screwed on the longitudinal hole and can bear the function of a screw nut breaker when the second engaging piece, instead of the first engaging piece, is put between the head and tail pieces.

Abstract: A universal tool includes a body with an opening adapted to interchangeably receive cassette-type work elements. Connected to the body is a handle containing clamping means for securing the work piece within the surfaces of the working elements of the cassette and a screw unit which preliminarily orients the working surfaces of the cassette elements in relation to the diameter or size of the work piece. The various cassettes can contain a screw driver, reamers, wrench, pipe flare, thread cutters and other functional working surfaces or jaws.

Abstract: An adjustable tool including at least two tool parts, each having a work engaging surface, the parts being interconnected such that the work engaging surfaces are relatively movable, an elongated rotary and reciprocal, threaded actuator operatively associated with a part such that upon rotation or reciprocation of the actuator, relative movement between the parts will occur, a tool base mounting the parts in the actuator and a clutch on the base and receiving the actuator for selectively engaging or disengaging the threads on the actuator, the actuator being substantially freely reciprocal within the base when the threads are disengaged to allow rapid relative movement between the work engaging surfaces to occur to effect rapid adjustment of the relative position of the surfaces, the actuator being rotatable when the threads are engaged to effect fine adjustment and/or the application of clamping force by the work engaging surfaces. Also disclosed is an improved clutch construction.

Abstract: An adjustable tool including at least two tool parts, each having a work engaging surface, the parts being interconnected such that the work engaging surfaces are relatively movable, an elongated rotary and reciprocal, threaded actuator operatively associated with a part such that upon rotation or reciprocation of the actuator, relative movement between the parts will occur, a tool base mounting the parts in the actuator and a clutch on the base and receiving the actuator for selectively engaging or disengaging the threads on the actuator, the actuator being substantially freely reciprocal within the base when the threads are disengaged to allow rapid relative movement between the work engaging surfaces to occur to effect rapid adjustment of the relative position of the surfaces, the actuator being rotatable when the threads are engaged to effect fine adjustment and/or the application of clamping force by the work engaging surfaces. Also disclosed is an improved clutch construction.