Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
254129000 | Adjustable | 21 |
20100140574 | Adjustable Automotive Suspension Tool - An automotive tool serving as a pinch bar and lever for gripping an automotive suspension workpiece between first and second tool elements and an extended handle for increasing force to free the workpiece from its fastened position. Alternately, the first and second tool elements can be positioned against opposing workpieces to free one from the other again using the extended handle to amplify the applied force causing separation. The tool is designed for the automotive repair industry in the removal and installation of suspension members, such as CV joints, ball joints, struts, etc that require the dismantling of parts that have bonded due to dirt, wear and electrolytic reactions, such as oxidation, resulting in time intensive and hazardous tasks depending on the inventiveness of the mechanic in performing the separation task. | 06-10-2010 |
20100176356 | Manually Operated Prying Tool - A manually operated prying tool comprises a prying head and a handle. The head is defined at its end with an assembling hole in which are disposed a head portion of a handle of the prying tool, a ratchet wheel, a C-shaped ring, a central shaft, a spring and a stopping piece. By pushing the central shaft, the prying tool can be switched into a fixing mode, adjustment mode, or a rotation operation mode, which allows the user to unidirectionally rotate the tool to perform micro-angle adjustment between the prying head and the handle of the prying tool, making it convenient to use the tool. | 07-15-2010 |
20100207081 | Tool with working and positioning Devices - A tool adapted for prying comprises a handle including a pivotal end and a grip end, with the pivotal end having a through-hole; a working device having first and second ends, with the first end of the working device pivotally connected to the pivotal end of the handle and including a positioned hole formed transversely and a cavity formed longitudinally and communicating with the positioned hole, with the positioned hole corresponding to the through-hole; and a positioning device disposed at the through-hole, the positioned hole and the cavity and moveable between a fixing position and an adjusting position. | 08-19-2010 |
20100283017 | EXTENDABLE UTILITY BAR - An extendable utility bar includes a substantially straight elongate outer tube defining an axis and having inner and outer ends and an inner cylindrical surface. A substantially straight elongate inner tube has an axis generally coextensive with the axis of the outer tube and has inner and outer ends and an outer cylindrical surface configured and dimensioned to be slidingly engaged at the inner ends within the outer tube in telescoping relationship to move between fully retracted and extended conditions in which the remote ends of the tubes are minimum and maximum distances, respectively, from each other. A first prying member at the remote end of the outer tube and a second prying member at the remote end of the inner tube are provided. A lock selectively locks the inner and outer tubes relative to each other to fix the positions of the prying members at a distance no less than the minimum distance and no greater than the maximum distance. In this way, the length of the utility bar can be increased to provide increased prying leverage and can be decreased to shorten the length of the bar for storage or mobility. | 11-11-2010 |
20120061631 | Pry bar with sliding fulcrum assembly - A pry bar with a sliding fulcrum assembly wherein the sliding fulcrum has a body with a passage therethrough that is configured and contoured for the fulcrum body to normally freely slide along the elongated pry bar, when hanging on the pry bar. The bottom of the passage through the fulcrum body is provided with a bar friction engagement surface on a bottom portion of the passage whereby the fulcrum is non-slidably engaged with the pry bar when the bottom of the fulcrum body is engaged with the floor surface under applied lifting force of the lifting lip of the pry bar applied against an object to be lifted. | 03-15-2012 |
20120175574 | Multi-Function Tool - A multi-function tool includes a shank body, a pry bar, at least one clutch, a foot hold, and a fine adjustment mechanism. The shank body includes a plurality of located grooves. The pry bar includes a first receptacle adapted for the shank body inserted therethrough. The foot hold is mounted on the shank body. The fine adjustment mechanism for fine adjusting the pry bar is mounted on the shank body and engaged with the pry bar and includes at least one second receptacle. Furthermore, the at least one clutch is disposed in the at least one second receptacle and alternatively engaged with a selective one of the plurality of located grooves of the shank body Furthermore, the pry bar is adapted to be fine adjustably moved through a distance smaller than a pitch between two adjacent located grooves. | 07-12-2012 |
20120261628 | Manually Operated Prying Tool - A manually operated prying tool comprises a prying head and a handle. The prying head is defined at its end with an assembling hole in which are disposed a head portion of a handle of the prying tool, a ratchet wheel, a C-shaped ring, a central shaft, a spring and a cover member. By pushing the central shaft, the prying tool can be switched between a fixing mode, an adjustment mode, or a rotation mode, which allows the user to unidirectionally rotate the tool to perform micro-angle adjustment between the prying head and the handle of the prying tool, making it convenient to use the tool. | 10-18-2012 |
20130015418 | Adjustable Bail Arm CouplingAANM Vogel; JohnAACI ColumbusAAST INAACO USAAGP Vogel; John Columbus IN USAANM Reeder; RyanAACI CarmelAAST INAACO USAAGP Reeder; Ryan Carmel IN US - A bail arm assembly for a retractable tarp or cover system for a container, comprises a lower arm configured to be pivotably mounted relative to the container, an upper arm configured to support the tarp or cover, and an adjustable coupling connecting the lower arm to the upper arm. The adjustable coupling includes a pair of opposing engagement faces configured to permit selective adjustment of the angular relationship between the lower and upper arms at discrete angular intervals. | 01-17-2013 |
20130161579 | REMOTE-PIVOTING METHOD AND TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - A method and a tool for remotely pivoting an element mounted in a structure is provided. The method includes exerting a lever effect on the element by way of a control bearing on the structure coupled to a connection engaged with the element to cause it to pivot in a pivoting plane. The method also includes applying an angular offset to this connection in a plane different from the pivoting plane, in which the lever effect is produced, in order to render the control remotely operable. | 06-27-2013 |
20130175486 | Pry Bar - An indexable tool includes a handle, an indexable tool body and a coupling subassembly. The coupling subassembly rotatably joins and selectively locks and unlocks the handle and the indexable tool body in rotatable relation to each other. The coupling subassembly includes a push button fixedly coupled to a push button cylinder, adjacently disposed first and second serrated inserts, a cap, a cap retention ring, a push button retainer clip and a spring. The cap is held in fixed position with the cap retention ring. The spring is biased to hold the coupling subassembly in a locked position to prevent relative rotation between the tool body and the handle. In an unlocked position the push button is pushed against the bias of the spring to slidably move the coupling subassembly into a position enabling relative rotary movement of the handle relative to the indexable tool. | 07-11-2013 |
20130200315 | WIRE AND TUBE PULLING TOOL - A hand tool ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130327998 | Rotation Control Device for a Tool - A rotation control device for a tool is disposed between a handle and a tool head and includes two ratchet wheels, a spring and two C-shaped snap rings. The two ratchet wheels are symmetrically arranged. When pressed, the respective ratchet wheels will be subjected to the same force and move the same distance, thus making the engagement between the ratchet wheels and the tool head more assured while avoiding the stuck fault and improving the convenience in use. | 12-12-2013 |
20140145127 | Length Adjustable Tool - A length adjustable tool includes a first extending member including first and second ends thereof opposite to each other, with the first end thereof forming a first driving end. A second extending member includes first and second ends thereof opposite to each other, with first extending member slidably and non-rotatably engaged therewith, with the second end thereof forming a second driving end. A positioning mechanism engages with the first and second extending members and is operable to a first position in which the first and second extending members are stopped from sliding relative to each other and a second position in which the first and second extending members are slidable relative to each other. | 05-29-2014 |
20150041738 | Tire Handling Tool - A tire handling tool used to assist a worker in positioning a tire from the horizontal or lying position to a vertical position. The tire handling tool generally including a first member connected to a second member, the second member defines a spacing, and further includes at least one stop. The second member includes a first end attached to the first member and a second end having a first bracket with wheels. The first member defines a second end that includes a second bracket having a roller member. A tubular member is attached to the first member and passes through the spacing of the second member. Urging the tool in a forward direction causes the tubular member to travel along the spacing towards the first bracket for receiving a tire that is in the lying position, and then urging the first member in a backward direction lifts the tire to a vertical position. | 02-12-2015 |
20150048287 | PANEL LIFTER - A panel lifter comprises: a first arm comprising a panel engaging element; a second arm comprising a foot pedal; and a fulcrum for engaging the ground connected between the panel engaging element and the foot pedal; wherein the panel engaging member is moveable with respect to the foot pedal. | 02-19-2015 |
20150314886 | LEVERAGE ACTIVATED AIRCRAFT TOW BAR - An aircraft leverage activated tow bar enables a user to push or pull the aircraft. The tow bar includes an arm member with a handle and a yoke detachably coupled to an aircraft nose gear, a leg member with a first end pivotably mounted to the arm member, and a base unit mounted to a second end of the leg member. The leg member is adjusted to enable the base unit to rest on a ground surface proximate the yoke, thereby allowing a downward force applied to the handle to translate to a corresponding force exerted on the nose gear sufficient to pull the aircraft. The leg member is adjusted to enable the base unit to rest on the ground surface distant to the yoke, thereby allowing a downward force applied to the handle to translate to a corresponding force exerted on the nose gear sufficient to push the aircraft. | 11-05-2015 |
254130000 | Multiple fulcrums | 5 |
20100044657 | Adjustable lifting tool - The present invention is a tool which provides a method for lifting. The tool has an adjustable handle member configured to be grasped by a user, joined to a lifting arm which is configured to engage an object to be lifted. The handle member and the lifting arm are rigidly connected at a vertex and form an obtuse angle there between. Further, the tool has an adjustable pedestal with a rocker base near the vertex, which allows forward and backward displacement of the tool during the raising and lowering an object. | 02-25-2010 |
20110017964 | TOOL, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILCAR MAINTENANCE - Embodiments of a mechanical tool for railcar maintenance are disclosed, which are most suitable for handling heavy components during undercarriage operations. In one particular embodiment, the tool may include: a cantilever beam having a first end and a second end; a support element disposed between said first end and said second end for pivotally attaching said cantilever beam to a supporting device; a first attachment element configured to grip a first railcar component; a safety latch mechanism, at said first end, for securing said first attachment element, including when said first railcar component is gripped by said first attachment element, and for preventing disengagement of said first attachment element unless said cantilever beam is in a substantially level position; and a weight element adjustably disposed between said support element and said second end, wherein said weight element, when positioned at a first predetermined stop location marked along said cantilever beam, substantially counterbalances said first railcar component gripped by said first attachment element at said first end. | 01-27-2011 |
20120223278 | SINGLE HUNG OR DOUBLE HUNG WINDOW OPENER - A window opener that assists a user in raising the sash of a single hung or double hung window includes a base, a plurality of fulcrum pivot bars mounted on the base, each fulcrum pivot bar having a different height, and a lever arm. The lever arm is placed on an exposed end of one of the fulcrum pivot bars, and has a first axial end which is used for engaging the sash of the window, and an opposite second axial end which is grasped by the user. The user pushes down on the second axial end of the lever arm, and by a pivoting action on the fulcrum pivot bar, the second axial end which engages the sash raises the sash of the single hung or double hung window through mechanical advantage. | 09-06-2012 |
20120223279 | Tool with Working and Positioning Devices - A tool includes a handle, a working device, a positioning device, a clamping device, and a fine adjustment mechanism. The handle includes a pivotal end, a grip end, and a plurality of retaining sections. The working device is pivotally connected to the pivotal end of the handle. The positioning device is moveable between a fixing position and an adjusting position. The clamping device is adjustably positioned on the handle. The fine adjustment mechanism for fine adjusting the clamping device is adjustably positioned on the handle and engaged with the clamping device. The fine adjustment mechanism includes at least one positioning unit alternatively engaged with a selective one of the plurality of retaining sections to fix the clamping device to the handle in position. The clamping device is adapted to be fine adjustably moved through a distance smaller than a pitch between two adjacent retaining sections. | 09-06-2012 |
20140034886 | TOOL FOR REMOVING SHEATHING AND DECKING MATERIAL AND THE LIKE - A tool for removing sheathing and decking material includes a head having a rear end, front end, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls having pairs of aligned holes, a rear wall connected to the bottom and side walls, a front wall extending between the bottom and side walls, an interior space defined by the bottom, side, rear and front walls, a support wall disposed in the interior space and extending between the side walls, and a tubular member integrally connected to the rear and support walls. A handle is configured to extend into and be removably connected to the tubular member of the head. A fulcrum member is selectively removably received by one of the pairs of aligned holes formed in the side walls of the head so that the fulcrum member extends in a preselected angular orientation relative to the handle during a removal operation. | 02-06-2014 |