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Bolt remover tool

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-12-26
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Granted: 1963-04-30
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Expires: 1981-12-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Amos B Witmer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 11:23
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25B; B25B13/00; B25B13/48; B25B13/02; B25B13/06; B25B23/00; B25B27/00; B25B27/14; B25B27/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49815; Y10T29/49822

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 231 words
A TOOL IN COMBINATION WITH THE SOCKET OF A WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT OR THE LIKE WHEREIN THE HEAD OF THE BOLT HAS CORNERS ROUNDED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE SOCKET IS UNABLE TO APPLY A REMOVING TORQUE THERETO, AND WHEREIN SAID SOCKET HAS AN AXIAL BORE AND AXIAL SPLINES WHICH SURROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE BOLT HEAD WHEN THE SOCKET IS POSITIONED ON THE HEAD COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A TOOL BODY WHICH FITS INTO SAID SOCKET AND IS AXIALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE THERETO, SAID TOOL BODY HAVING PERIPHERAL CORNERS OPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID SOCKET SPLINES WHEREBY THE BODY IS LOCKED AGAINST ROTATABLE MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO THE SOCKET, AND A RIB PROJECTING AXIALLY FROM ONE END OF THE TOOL BODY ADJACENT A RADIAL OUTER PORTION THEREOF AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE BOLT HEAD, WHEREBY WHEN A PUNCH IS INSERTED IN SAID SOCKET BORE WITH ONE END ENGAGING SAID TOOL BODY AND AN OPPOSITE END PROJECTING OUTSIDE OF THE SOCKET, A HAMMER BLOW APPLIED THEREON WILL DRIVE THE TOOL BODY AXIALLY AND FORCE SAID RIB INTO THE BOLT HEAD TO THEREBY SWEDGE THE HEAD RADIALLY OUTWARDLY, THE FORCING OF SAID RIB INTO THE BOLT HEAD LOCKING THE TOOL BODY AND BOLT HEAD AGAINST RELATIVE ROTATION AND THE SWEDGING ACTION LOCKING THE BOLT HEAD AND SOCKET AGAINST RELATIVE ROTATION WHEREBY A TORQUE SUBSEQUENTLY APPLIED TO THE SOCKET WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL OF THE BOLT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 231 words
A TOOL IN COMBINATION WITH THE SOCKET OF A WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT OR THE LIKE WHEREIN THE HEAD OF THE BOLT HAS CORNERS ROUNDED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE SOCKET IS UNABLE TO APPLY A REMOVING TORQUE THERETO, AND WHEREIN SAID SOCKET HAS AN AXIAL BORE AND AXIAL SPLINES WHICH SURROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE BOLT HEAD WHEN THE SOCKET IS POSITIONED ON THE HEAD COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A TOOL BODY WHICH FITS INTO SAID SOCKET AND IS AXIALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE THERETO, SAID TOOL BODY HAVING PERIPHERAL CORNERS OPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID SOCKET SPLINES WHEREBY THE BODY IS LOCKED AGAINST ROTATABLE MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO THE SOCKET, AND A RIB PROJECTING AXIALLY FROM ONE END OF THE TOOL BODY ADJACENT A RADIAL OUTER PORTION THEREOF AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE BOLT HEAD, WHEREBY WHEN A PUNCH IS INSERTED IN SAID SOCKET BORE WITH ONE END ENGAGING SAID TOOL BODY AND AN OPPOSITE END PROJECTING OUTSIDE OF THE SOCKET, A HAMMER BLOW APPLIED THEREON WILL DRIVE THE TOOL BODY AXIALLY AND FORCE SAID RIB INTO THE BOLT HEAD TO THEREBY SWEDGE THE HEAD RADIALLY OUTWARDLY, THE FORCING OF SAID RIB INTO THE BOLT HEAD LOCKING THE TOOL BODY AND BOLT HEAD AGAINST RELATIVE ROTATION AND THE SWEDGING ACTION LOCKING THE BOLT HEAD AND SOCKET AGAINST RELATIVE ROTATION WHEREBY A TORQUE SUBSEQUENTLY APPLIED TO THE SOCKET WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL OF THE BOLT.

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