Abstract: A manually-powered drive device includes a drive train substantially disposed in a hollow housing. A laterally sliding transmission shaft extending laterally in an intermediate frame portion of the housing includes first and second circumferential recesses. A transmission selector spring flexes and removably slidably couples within the first circumferential recess or the second circumferential recess as the transmission shaft laterally slides between alternate positions, thereby selecting the desired rotational direction for manipulating fasteners. Another manually-powered drive device includes a first drive assembly extending coaxially in the barrel portion of the housing and a second drive assembly extending in the intermediate frame portion of the housing between any acute angle and any obtuse angle to the first drive assembly.

Abstract: An air brake slack adjusting tool for pushing in the locking collar on a slack adjuster bolt. The air brake slack adjusting tool includes a first elongate member having a handle portion and a slack adjuster portion; and also includes a second elongate member being pivotally attached to the first elongate member and having a handle portion and a support portion; and further includes a ratcheting mechanism being disposed in the slack adjuster portion for engaging a locking collar on an air brake.

Abstract: A variable speed ratchet wrench comprising a main handle portion with an opening for receiving a planetary gear mechanism, a planetary gear mechanism with a locking device attached to an output shaft for driving wrench fittings, and a planetary gear housing cover. The planetary gear housing cover comprises an attached secondary handle that allows the planetary gears to revolve relative to the sun gear in a non-locked position and prevents the planetary gears from revolving about the sun gear when locked in a locked position, thereby providing a geared speed increase in the driven speed of the output shaft. The planetary gear mechanism includes a sun gear, a first and second planetary gear, and an inner ring gear for driving the output shaft.

Abstract: A leverage wrench includes a frame seat having a guide seat which is provided with a position-confining hole. The guide seat is pivoted with two inner support plates such that a guide bolt of the inner support plates is received in the position-confining hole. The frame seat is pivoted with two outer support plates which are in turn pivoted with the inner support plates. The inner support plates are jointly fastened to a movable lever. The outer support plates are jointly fastened to a fixed handle.

Abstract: A screwdriver device comprises a handle; a shank being rotatably mounted within the handle; a gear provided at the middle part on the shank; an operating lever extending from an upper plate and a lower plate formed therewith; a claw member provided at a suitable position formed between the upper plate and the lower plate which are superposed, the claw member having two pointed corners at the front end thereof which are switchable to the left or right to be respectively engaged into a groove of the gear and which, in use, move the shank to rotation; and a rotary member provided at a suitable position on the handle and fixed with the shank for facilitating a user's hand to directly operate to rotate the shank.

Abstract: A second handle assembly used on a driver-tool, the tool having a handle and shank extending perpendicularly from the handle, the assembly attached by prescribed method, location fixed upon, relative the shank, and having separate shaped halves, one discrete half being held by, guided to against work by, serving to position rotatable about the shank, a one hand-portion of a user/operator's hand which positioned, positions a second portion of the hand free to orbit, grasp, hold, and release the assembly's other half, the hand's second portion as positioned used for improving ratcheting, spinning the other half-assembly spinning the shank, and acting as clutch releasing the shank to move easily within the grasp thus enhancing an alternating two handed continuous spinning of the shank.

Abstract: An improved system for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a primary wrench for engaging the head of the bolt and rotating the bolt during the high-torque phase of removal or installation; a low-torque motor engaged with the wrench for rotating the bolt during the low-torque phase of removal or installation; a source of hydraulic fluid for driving the low-torque motor during the low-torque phase, and driving the high-torque wrench during the high-torque phase; and valving means for instantly sensing the high-torque and low-torque phases, in order to drive the hydraulic wrench or the motor depending on the torque required.

Abstract: An improved tool driver has improved simplicity, torquing strength, and durability and allows a user to interchangeably use tool bits, such as sockets, from at least two different standard sized sets without changing drivers or requiring adapters.

Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a handle having an internal gear formed in a head. One or more ring gears are rotatably received in the head and engaged with a bevel gear which is received in the handle for rotating the ring gears. A seat is rotatably received in the head and has a driving stem and includes two rotatable pawls each having two end teeth for selectively engaging with the internal gear and for selectively driving the driving stem. One or more rods are engaged between the ring gears and the seat to drive the seat and the driving stem with the ring gears.

Abstract: A ratchet tool includes a toothed inner periphery defined in the ring-shaped head and a rotatable member is engaged with the toothed inner periphery. A recess is defined in a surface of the head and a driving member is rotatably received in the recess. A notch is defined in a side defining the recess and communicates between the recess and a central hole in the head. An elongated protrusion extends from the rotatable member and a disk is securely mounted to the protrusion. The driving member is rotatably engaged with the disk so that when rotating the driving member, the rotatable member is able to be rotated at a small angle.