Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130021036 | TEST AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE WITH A PISTOL-GRIP HANDLE - A clamp meter configured to receive a removable and rechargeable battery pack. The clamp meter includes a main body having a first axis, a handle, a clamp, a trigger, and a display. The handle has a second axis and includes a first recess configured to receive the battery pack. The first recess includes at least first and second electrical terminals which are exposed when the battery pack is not inserted into the first recess. The second axis forms an oblique angle with the first axis, and the battery pack is inserted into the first recess along the second axis. The clamp is coupled to the main body, aligned with the first axis, and operable to measure an electrical characteristic of a conductor based on an induced current. The trigger is operable to selectively open and close the clamp, and the display configured to display an indication of the electrical characteristic. | 01-24-2013 |
20130068073 | FASTENER DRIVER AND EXTENSION - A fastener driver configured for use with a rotary power tool having a chuck. The fastener driver includes a drive including a shank, an elongated extension including an aperture that extends through the elongated extension, and the drive is removably coupled to the elongated extension. The fastener driver further includes a driver including an aperture that extends through the driver and a drive to engage a fastener to rotate the fastener, and the driver is removably coupled to elongated extension to allow the fastener to pass through the aperture of the driver and into the aperture of the elongated extension. The fastener driver further includes a connector that couples the driver to the drive for co-rotation without the elongated extension when the elongated extension is not utilized and the connector couples the driver, the elongated extension, and the drive for co-rotation when the elongated extension is utilized. | 03-21-2013 |
20130074345 | WIRE STRIPPING TOOL - A wire stripper includes a housing defining a receptacle for receiving a battery. A motor disposed in the housing. A rotary head is coupled to the motor for rotation about an axis. The rotary head defines a central aperture along the axis. A blade is coupled to the rotary head for rotation with the rotary head and about the axis. The blade extends at least partially into the central aperture to engage insulation of a wire passing through the aperture. | 03-28-2013 |
20130089764 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY - A battery assembly includes a housing having an inside surface and an outside surface. The outside surface has a bottom portion, a side portion, and a junction portion between the bottom portion and the side portion. The inside surface defines an internal cavity, and a drain aperture extends through the wall from the outside surface to the cavity at the junction portion. At least one battery cell is disposed within the cavity. A contact is coupled to the housing and is in electrical communication with the battery cell. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091717 | LEVEL - A level for indicating the orientation of a surface includes a first planar surface, a second planar surface, a web coupled to the first planar surface and the second planar surface such that the first planar surface is spaced apart from and is parallel to the second planar surface, and a vial having a long axis and containing a liquid and a gas bubble. The level also includes a first magnet coupled to the first planar surface, a second magnet coupled to the first planar surface and spaced apart from the first magnet by a first distance, and a third magnet coupled to the first planar surface and spaced apart from the second magnet by a second distance that is different than the first distance. The first, second, and third magnets are positioned along the first planar surface successively without any additional magnets positioned therebetween. | 04-18-2013 |
20130118939 | TOOL CASE - A multi-function tool case includes a housing body having a wall extending from a first end to a second end. The wall includes an exterior surface and an interior surface. A cavity is defined by the interior surface and extends from the first end toward the second end. An extension member extends from the exterior surface adjacent the second end and defines a socket oriented along a tool axis for receiving a first portion of an accessory for retaining a tool bit. A cover assembly is coupled to the first end. The cover assembly includes a cap portion and a first lid member rotatably coupled to the cap portion. The cap portion and the lid member are configured to substantially enclose the cavity. | 05-16-2013 |
20130126550 | KNIFE BLADE DISPENSER - A knife blade dispenser including a plurality of knife blades, a frame, a cover coupled the frame to define a storage volume between the cover and the frame for the plurality of knife blades, a spacer assembly positioned within the storage volume to separate the storage volume into a new knife blade region for the plurality of knife blades to be stored and a used knife blade region configured to store a plurality of used knife blades that is in communication with the used blade slot, and a shuttle to dispense at least one of the plurality of knife blades from within the storage volume. | 05-23-2013 |
20130136553 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool including a body, a blade, a feed shaft, and a locking member. The body defines an axis and is adapted to be received by a spindle of a power tool. The blade is removably supportable on the body and rotatable about the axis for cutting a workpiece. A feed shaft is removably supportable in the body and rotatable about the axis for engaging a workpiece, the feed shaft being mountable in the cutting tool to engage and at least partially restrain the blade. The feed shaft further includes an opening transverse to the axis. The locking member is engageable with the body and with the opening in the feed shaft. Advancement of the locking member into the opening tightens both the blade and the feed shaft to the body. | 05-30-2013 |
20130139326 | UTILITY BAR - A utility bar includes a shank portion for providing a grip, the shank portion including a first end and a second end, a substantially arch-shaped head portion extending from the first end of the shank portion, and a pry bar portion extending from the second end of the shank portion. Each of the head portion and the pry bar portion define a free end of the utility bar. The utility bar also includes a first facet including the free end of the head portion, a second facet extending from the first facet at an angle with respect to the first facet and positioned between the free end of the head portion and the shank portion, and a first fulcrum edge between the first and second facets for providing a first pivot point about which the utility bar is pivoted to provide leverage. | 06-06-2013 |
20130145628 | SNIPS INCLUDING A JAW STOP - A hand tool for actuation between a closed state and an open state includes a first jaw member having a first blade portion and a first extension portion. The first blade portion defines a first cutting edge having a first substantially convex profile along its entire length. A first handle member is coupled to the first extension portion. A second jaw member is pivotably coupled to the first jaw member. The second jaw has a second blade portion and a second extension portion. The second blade portion includes a second edge having a second substantially convex profile along its entire length. A second handle member is coupled to the second extension portion. The first jaw member and the second jaw member define a jaw stop that inhibits the first blade portion and the second blade portion from opening beyond a predetermined jaw angle. | 06-13-2013 |
20130145903 | TOOL BIT - A method of manufacturing a tool bit includes machining a working end into a piece of hexagonal bar stock. A shank adjacent the working end is machined, leaving a hexagonal drive portion adjacent the shank. The tool bit is heat treated, and a coating is applied to the working end, the shank, and the hexagonal drive portion of the tool bit to inhibit corrosion of the tool bit. At least a portion of the shank is polished to remove the coating from the portion of the shank. | 06-13-2013 |
20130152414 | LEVEL - A level for indicating the orientation of a surface includes a first planar surface, a second planar surface, and a web coupled to the first planar surface and the second planar surface such that the first planar surface is spaced apart from and is parallel to the second planar surface. A vial defines a long axis and contains a liquid and a gas bubble. The vial is coupled to the web such that the long axis is substantially parallel to the first planar surface. A tube deburring portion is coupled to the web and includes a male conical portion arranged to deburr an inner edge of a tube and a female conical portion arranged to deburr an outer edge of the tube. | 06-20-2013 |
20130160299 | DEBRIS REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR A POWER TOOL - A powered hand tool includes a motor, a cutting member drivable to cut a workpiece, and a drive system interconnecting the motor and the cutting member and operable to drive the cutting member in response to operation of the motor. A housing at least partially encloses the cutting member and the motor and a debris removal system is movable between a first position and a second position. The debris removal system is operable to clean a portion of the drive system when in the second position. The debris removal system includes an abrasive member, an automatic actuator, and a sensor operable to selectively generate a signal. The automatic actuator is movable between an actuated position in which the abrasive member moves to the second position and a non-actuated position in which the abrasive member moves to the first position in response to the sensor. | 06-27-2013 |
20130174428 | RECIPROCATING POWER TOOL HAVING A COUNTERBALANCE DEVICE - A reciprocating power tool that includes a drive system having a first driven gear that includes a spindle counterbalance weight and a second driven gear that includes a spindle counterbalance weight. The first driven gear and the second driven gear rotate in opposite directions about an axis of rotation in response to rotation of a driving gear by a motor. The power tool further includes a spindle having a longitudinal axis and a first end that is configured to support a tool element. The spindle is coupled to one of the first driven gear and the second driven gear by a scotch yoke mechanism to reciprocate the spindle with respect to a housing of the power tool along the longitudinal axis of the spindle in response to operation of the motor. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185949 | TAPE MEASURE - A tape measure includes a housing assembly having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a peripheral wall extending from the first side wall to the second side wall. The housing assembly defines a cavity, and the peripheral wall defines a bottom surface and a tape port. A measuring tape is rotatably supported by the housing. At least a portion of the measuring tape forms a spool disposed within the cavity. The measuring tape extends and retracts from the cavity through the tape port. A hook member is fixedly coupled to an end portion of the measuring tape. A first lamp is coupled to the housing assembly and is oriented to illuminate a portion of the measuring tape. | 07-25-2013 |
20130199810 | ROTARY HAMMER - A rotary power tool includes a housing, a tool element defining a working axis, and a handle coupled to the housing. The handle is movable along a first axis parallel with the working axis between a retracted position and an extended position. The handle includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The rotary power tool also includes an upper joint coupling the upper portion of the handle to the housing and a lower joint coupling the lower portion of the handle to the housing. Each of the upper and lower joints includes a rod extending into the handle and a biasing member disposed between the handle and the housing. The biasing member is operable to bias the handle toward the extended position. Each of the upper and lower joints is operable to attenuate vibration transmitted along the first axis and along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. | 08-08-2013 |