Abstract: A fastener support apparatus for facilitating the installation of individual screws into a work surface, and wherein the fastener support apparatus works in combination with a drive assembly having a clutch. The fastener support apparatus includes a drive shaft oriented in force receiving relation relative to the clutch; a depth adjustment assembly located in a predetermined orientation relative to the drive shaft; a rotatable bit for engaging the head of a screw and which is disposed in force receiving relation relative to the drive shaft; a base member fixed on the rotatable bit; a sleeve telescopingly borne by the base and reciprocally moveable relative thereto; and a screw support assembly reciprocally borne by the base member and matingly interfitted with the sleeve. The screw support assembly defines a screw receiving station which is operable to receive the head of the screw.

Abstract: A manual tool, particularly adapted for use with construction toys has a human-like configuration. The tool includes a handle that is shaped as a lower half of a human figure and a cap that is shaped as an upper half of a human figure, including a head. The handle together with the cap completes a human-like figure. A longitudinal shank having a driver member extends from an upper end of the handle. The cap has a head shaped member connected to a body. The head shaped member is rotatably connected to the upper end of the body and has a neck portion that frictionally engages the shank. The upper end of the handle engages with a lower end of the body and is provided with an alignment projection for engaging a complementary hole formed on the lower end of the body. The projection permits the handle to properly align with the cap to complete the human-like figure.

Abstract: A two-piece depth adjustment assembly for a hand-held power tool. The depth adjustment assembly includes a mounting sleeve which can be snapped onto the housing of the power tool to fix the sleeve relative to the housing and which can also be snapped off the housing. The depth adjustment assembly also includes a locator having external threads engaged with complementary internal threads on the sleeve so that rotation of the locator relative to the sleeve displaces the locator axially forwardly and rearwardly. To maintain the locator in a predetermined angular position relative to the sleeve, the depth adjustment assembly includes indexing means including resilient fingers on the locator and axially extending recesses on the sleeve for releasably housing the fingers. The result is a depth adjustment assembly which does not require an operator to disturb a previously set depth setting when changing tool attachments and which will not slip from the adjusted setting.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool and method for installing a roof fastener for securing insulation or waterproof membrane to a rooftop.

Abstract: A tool driver comprising a shaft, a shank, a flange, a clamp and a retainer. The shaft has a longitudinal axis and opposed ends. The shank is joined to one end of the shaft. The flange is joined to the other end of the shaft and has an outwardly facing flange surface extending from the shaft transversely of the axis. The clamp has a clamping surface facing the flange surface. The clamp is movable axially relative to the flange to vary the separation of the surfaces. The retainer is operatively connected to the clamp and is movable relative to the clamp between a first position and a second position. The retainer, in the first position, precludes relative movement of the clamp and the flange.

Abstract: A device for manipulating a connector which has an open-ended socket portion that receives a connector. The socket portion has a slot extending along its side for receiving a lead extending from the connector. Tabs limit the extent that a connector may move into the socket portion. A circumferential cut-out in the socket portion accommodates movement therethrough of selected latch edges of a grab member. An elongate shaft joined to the grab member extends away from the socket portion and provides a handle.

Abstract: A hand tool includes an electrically-conductive work engaging portion. The electrically-conductive work engaging portion is connected in series with a fuse which, in turn, is connected in series with the tool handle. Small electrical charges are allowed to flow through the tool and dissipated through a charge dissipation system. If a large charge passes through the tool, the fuse blows, thus preventing injury to the tool user.

Abstract: Apparatus for remotely adjusting transmission vacuum modulators including a clawlike gripping mechanism which can be clamped to the vacuum modulator and including a drive wheel for engaging the modulator adjustment dial wheel, a motor for driving the drive wheel, and an optical detector for monitoring the adjustment process. A remote control unit is connected to the clamping device and includes operator input controls for energizing the drive motor and indicator means responsive to the output of the optical detector for providing an indication of the adjustments made.

Abstract: A tire changing assembly includes a foot pedal mechanism connected to a connection assembly that includes a coupling for a vehicle jacking device or to a lug nut device. The foot pedal assembly is operated by stepping onto a foot-engaging element and releasing that element after applying forcing that element down. An operator uses his or her weight to force the pedal down and a spring returns the pedal to a raised orientation. The pedal movement is translated into rotational movement or into reciprocating linear movement so a lug wrench or a jack device can be operated.

Abstract: A handheld portable electric drill having an improved self-aligning bearing block which has a semicircular configuration and is contained within a cavity in one half of a two part clamshell type housing for the drill. The bearing block has a cut out surface which conforms to the output spindle bushing, and a bearing hole for the intermediate gear shaft. For assembly, the bearing block is pressed into the cavity and when the other half of the housing is attached, rib surfaces thereon rotate the bearing block into appropriate positional alignment.

Abstract: A funnel of a type having a cup and a hollow stem extending from the bottom thereof whereby a plurality of struts support a member that extends upwardly from the center of the cup and is shaped so that it drivingly engages the driven end of a socket wrench.

Abstract: An apparatus for assembling and disassembling threadably engageable members, which comprises: (a) wrenching means and (b) an integral securing means and torque limiter assembly; said assembly comprising, in combination, securing means operatively associated with a pinion block pivotally mounted on a solid base, said pinion block having a surface which bears against biasing means connected to force means, preferably a compression spring, which provides a predetermined amount of torquing when a first member is held in said securing means and a second member is turned relative thereto by said wrenching means, whereby the amount of torquing is limited by the pivotal movement of said pinion block.

Abstract: A brake bleeder wrench is provided with a transparent bleeder tube having a magnifying lens along upper portion thereof to improve visibility of air bubbles leaving the bleeder valve when the wrench opens the bleeder valve. In a modified form the head of the wrench contains an interchangeable drive hex socket to compensate for different types of bleeder valves.

Abstract: An oscillating drive apparatus for working tools which enables a large-diameter pipe to be readily and efficiently turned, cut or threaded without the need for a large working area. The apparatus comprises a casing body, a vise for holding a pipe, the vise being provided at the forward end of the casing body, a motor provided inside the casing body, a speed reducing gear train provided inside the casing body, and an oscillating arm for driving a working tool, the oscillating arm being provided on one side of the casing body so as to be oscillated by the final output shaft of the speed reducing gear train through an oscillating drive mechanism. Also disclosed is a working apparatus for pipes wherein a shaft is provided on the distal end portion of the oscillating arm of the oscillating drive apparatus in such a manner as to extend parallel to a pipe held by the vise and a wrench or cutter member is attached to the shaft.

Abstract: A movable and remotely actuable device is adapted for entering into a traort connection for transport thereof and entering into a direct mechanical actuating engagement for remote actuation thereof with a remotely manipulable tool. First and second retaining elements are employed for entering into the transport connection with the tool. The second element is movably mounted on the device and is configured for direct mechanical engagement with the tool. The second element is adapted for motion to and fro on the device upon actuation by the tool and has first and second extreme positions of its trajectory. The second element, when in its first position, confines the tool between the first and second elements and, when in its second position, enables the tool to be moved into and out of the engagement.

Abstract: An electric screwdriver includes a housing, a power output end, and a control cylinder mounting therein an active shaft connecting thereto a following shaft connecting thereto a driver mounting piece axially slidably mounted in a cap cylinder and a torsion-adjusting cylinder wherein the mounting piece has an engaging end attaching thereto a flange attaching thereon a light-shielding piece capable of shielding the light emitted by a photic control switch mounted on the control cylinder to allow the motor in the housing to be energized when the mounting piece mounts thereon a driver urging against a screw.

Abstract: A coupling device which can be readily attached to a vehicle lifting jack and connected with a wheel nut to loosen the latter in response to operation of the jack. The coupling device comprises an adapter housing which is adapted to be slidably received over a vehicle engaging end portion of the lifting jack, a bushing means having an opening therethrough, a pivot means for pivotally connecting said bushing to said adaptor housing, and wrench having a socket engaging end portion adapted to be fitted over a wheel nut and a handle portion which is slidably received in said opening in said bushing. Operation of the jack causes the vehicle engaging end portion thereof to be moved to cause the handle to be rotated to loosen the wheel nut.

Abstract: A funnel of a type having a cup and a hollow stem extending from the bottom thereof whereby a plurality of struts support a member that extends upwardly from the center of the cup and is shaped so that it drivingly engages the driven end of a socket wrench.

Abstract: A wrench for inaccessible screw connections of motor vehicle linkages particularly for screwing and unscrewing the first part such as a ball pivot socket having its associated steering rod in respect to a second part such as a threaded pin of a pitman arm is employed in conjunction with an arrangement where both parts have diametrically opposite parallel wrench flats and one part has a stop surface for locating the wrench. The wrench includes a tube of a size to engage over the parts and has internal stop engageable with the predefined stop surface of the one part so as to ensure orientation of the tube relative to the two parts. The tube carries a ring shaped wrench head portion with a first diametrically extending recess into which a first wrench is engageable. The wrench has spaced apart wrench jaws which are engageable with the flats of the part having the stop surface.

Abstract: A ratchet barrel is placed upon the lower half of sucker rod joint. A wrench is placed upon the upper half of the joint. A torque handle is pivoted to the wrench. A pawl upon the torque handle engages a ratchet wheel upon the barrel to tighten or loosen the joint. A stop upon the wrench permits the wrench to be rotated by the torque handle without the assistance of the ratchet and pawl mechanism.

Abstract: A power wrench operated with a pressure medium comprises a wrench head casing (10) which is engaged by a piston-cylinder unit (28,29). The other end of the piston-cylinder unit (28,29) is pressing against a support element (27) guided on a guideway (22) of the wrench head casing (10). The outer end (28) of the support element is applied to a stationary abutment. Upon rotating the wrench head (10) the ring (11) retaining the bolt or screw head is entrained by a ratchet (15) only in one sense of rotation, while the wrench head casing (10) is returned idly without entrainment of ring (11) in the other sense of rotation.

Abstract: A wrench for a cylindrical pin and the like adapted for connective mounting to, supporting, handling, maneuvering and rotating the pin, the pin having a wrench engageable hole therethrough, the wrench including a frictionally operable curvilinear pin engaging recessed portion, an end operating handle portion, and a pin hole engaging end, the wrench, when engaged to the pin with the hole operatively interengaged, being operable for positionally, maneuverably and rotatably moving the pin.

Abstract: A variable adjustable wrench adapted to tighten or loosen nuts and bolts in somewhat inaccessible locations, has a head which is rotatable with respect to the handle such that the angular relationship between the head and handle is variable. A retaining means holds the head in a fixed angular relationship to the handle during the application of a force to a nut or bolt and permits the angular relationship to change while a force is not applied such that a virtually inaccessible nut or bolt can be tightened or loosened by wiggling the handle of the wrench. Means are provided to return the head to the original position after the head has reached its limit of angular travel.