Wrench combination

• US 7,143,669 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2004
• Issued: 12/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bobby Hu
• Original Assignee: Bobby Hu
• Inventors: Hu, Bobby
• Primary Examiner(s): Meislin, Debra S
• Application Number:
  US10/978,591
• Publication Number:
  US 20050097995A1
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: 811/778.5, 81 60- 632, 814/38
• US Class Current: 81/60
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 23/0035 Connection means between socket or screwdriver bit and tool

Abstract

A wrench combination includes a wrench and a drive member. An inner protrusion is formed on a polygonal inner periphery of a box end of the wrench. The drive member includes an engaging portion removably mounted in the box end and engaged with the polygonal inner periphery, with an end of the drive member being located outside the box end. The engaging portion includes a retaining section. A retaining member is mounted on the drive member. Each of the retaining section and the retaining member has an outer diameter greater than a diameter of a hole delimited by the inner protrusion. The retaining section and the retaining member respectively abut against two end faces of the inner protrusion to position the drive member. The retaining member is compressible to be smaller than the diameter of the hole delimited by the inner protrusion.

Claims

1. A wrench combination comprising:

a wrench including a box end, the box end of the wrench comprising a polygonal inner periphery, an inner protrusion being formed on the polygonal inner periphery;

a drive member comprising an engaging portion removably mounted in the box end of the wrench and engaged with the polygonal inner periphery, the drive member further including an end located outside the box end of the wrench, the engaging portion including a retaining section having an outer diameter greater than a diameter of a hole delimited by the inner protrusion, the retaining section abutting against an end face of the inner protrusion when the engaging portion is mounted in the box end of the wrench; and

a retaining member mounted on the drive member and including an outer diameter greater than the diameter of the hole delimited by the inner protrusion, the retaining member abutting against another end face of the inner protrusion when the engaging portion is mounted in the box end of the wrench, the retaining member being compressible to be smaller than the diameter of the hole delimited by the inner protrusion.

2. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the retaining section being a shoulder.

3. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the inner protrusion being formed on an end of the polygonal inner periphery.

4. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the drive member including another end, with the engaging portion being located between said another end and the end of the drive member, said another end of the drive member including an annular groove, with the retaining member being received in the annular groove.

5. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the drive member including an annular groove defined between the engaging portion and the end of the drive member, with the retaining member being received in the annular groove.

6. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the polygonal inner periphery including an annular groove, with an insert being received in the annular groove and protruding into a hole delimited by the polygonal inner periphery to form the inner protrusion.

7. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the retaining member being a C-clip.

8. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the end of the drive member being a socket-engaging member.

9. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the end of the drive member being a screwdriver bit.

10. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the wrench including a gear rotatably mounted in the box end, and with the gear defining said polygonal inner periphery.

11. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 10, with the wrench further including a switching member for controlling a ratcheting direction and a free rotating direction of the gear.

12. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 4, with the retaining member being a C-clip.

13. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 5, with the retaining member being a C-clip.

14. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the retaining member abutting against said another end face of the inner protrusion when the retaining member is in a natural state.

15. The wrench combination as claimed in claim 1, with the inner protrusion being an annular flange.