Speed wrench and hand grip combination
First Claim
1. In a tool adapted to rotatable drive a work piece wherein said tool includes a casing with a cylindrical outer surface which mounts a drive mechanism having a drive member that projects axially from one side of the casing and that is adapted to selectively engage the work piece whereby rotation of said casing rotates said work piece, the improvement comprising a drive head rigidly attached to said tool and projecting axially from said casing on a second side thereof opposite said drive member, said drive head having a raised surface generally in a plane transverse to the common axis of said drive member and said drive head and having a plurality of flat exterior sides oriented along exterior planes which are parallel to said common axis, at least some of said exterior sides being parallel to one another, said drive head having an axial cavity formed in said raised surface, said cavity having a plurality of flat interior sidewalls oriented along interior planes which are parallel to said common axis, and a strap-like bail member extending across said casing on the second side thereof with said bail member having radial end portions attached to diametrically opposite outermost edge portions of said casing and extending upwardly therefrom coextensive with the cylindrical outer surface of said casing to maintain said bail in fixed set apart relation to a surface of said second side.
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Abstract
A speed wrench and complimentary hand grip, the wrench includes a casing which mounts a standard drive mechanism which has a drive member axially projecting from the casing in order to engage a work piece. The wrench has an added feature in the form of a drive head rigidly attached to the casing axially thereof on a side opposite the drive member. The drive head has parallel exterior sides and an interior axial cavity. Thus, the wrench may be torqued by both a normal auxiliary wrench having a wrench head that engages the exterior sides by a normal lug wrench which has a drive lug that may matably engage the cavity. The complimentary handle includes an annular grip portion and nestably receives the wrench. The hand grip has a cylindrical opening sized to receive the wrench casing and bail, and bail engagement means whereby rotation of the handle rotates the wrench. The opening also allows access to the drive head cavity while the handle and wrench are nested.
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22 Claims
- 1. In a tool adapted to rotatable drive a work piece wherein said tool includes a casing with a cylindrical outer surface which mounts a drive mechanism having a drive member that projects axially from one side of the casing and that is adapted to selectively engage the work piece whereby rotation of said casing rotates said work piece, the improvement comprising a drive head rigidly attached to said tool and projecting axially from said casing on a second side thereof opposite said drive member, said drive head having a raised surface generally in a plane transverse to the common axis of said drive member and said drive head and having a plurality of flat exterior sides oriented along exterior planes which are parallel to said common axis, at least some of said exterior sides being parallel to one another, said drive head having an axial cavity formed in said raised surface, said cavity having a plurality of flat interior sidewalls oriented along interior planes which are parallel to said common axis, and a strap-like bail member extending across said casing on the second side thereof with said bail member having radial end portions attached to diametrically opposite outermost edge portions of said casing and extending upwardly therefrom coextensive with the cylindrical outer surface of said casing to maintain said bail in fixed set apart relation to a surface of said second side.
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11. A speed wrench adapted to be both manually rotated abuot a central axis and selectively engaged by a wrenching tool having a working element in order to rotatably drive a tool that correspondingly drives a work piece, comprising:
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a casing having a cylindrical exterior surface; a reversible ratchet mechanism switchable between first and second drive states corresponding to opposite rotational drive directions, said drive mechanism being mounted in said casing and including a drive shaft projecting axially of said casing on a first side thereof adapted to couple a tool element whereby manual rotation of said casing will rotatably drive said drive shaft in a selected one of said drive directions; a mechanical switch member connected to said ratchet mechanism to selectively switch said ratchet mechanism between said first and second rotational drive states; and a drive head rigidly and axially attached to said casing on a second side thereof opposite said drive shaft and along a common axis therewith, said drive head comprising a bail member attached at opposite diametric locations on said casing and formed as a smooth uninterrupted extension of said cylindrical surface and having an opening sized to permit access to said mechanical switch member, said drive member configured to be engaged by the working element of said wrenching tool whereby said casing may be rotated with increased mechanical advantage by said wrenching tool. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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