Hand tool for rotating a threaded member having axially movable clutching handle sections

Claim 1

A SELF-SELECTING NUT RUNNER FOR QUICK ADVANCEMENT OF A NUT DURING CONTINUOUS CONTACT THEREWITH COMPRISING A HOUSING CONNECTED IN ALIGNMENT WITH A REMOVABLE OUTER SOCKET CASING, A PLURALITY OF NORMALLY ALIGNED SOCKETS ENCASED BY SAID OUTER SOCKET, EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF SOCKETS INDEPENDENTLY MOVABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE ADJACENT SOCKETS TO ACCOMMODATE VARIOUS SIZED NUTS, A FIRST BIASING MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID PLURALITY OF SOCKETS IN THE NORMALLY ALIGNED POSITION, A SHANK NORMALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END THEREOF TO SAID HOUSING, A FLOATING HANDLE MEANS LOCATED AT THE OTHER END ON SAID SHANK, SAID HANDLE MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST SECTION RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHANK, A SECOND SECTION SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON AND EXTENDING BEYOND SAID FIRST SECTION, A SECOND BIASING MEANS INTERENGAGING SAID FIRST AND SECOND SECTIONS NORMALLY BIASING SAID SECOND SECTION IN A DISENGAGED POSITION, MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID SECOND SECTION TO SAID SHANK COMPRISING AN AXIAL POLYGONAL SHAPED OPENING IN SAID SECOND SECTION AND A MATING POLYGONAL SHAPED MEMBER LOCATED ON SAID SHANK, SAID SECOND SECTION BEING CAPABLE OF BEING CONSTRAINED TO AN INWARD ENGAGED POSITION ENGAGING SAID SHANK.