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US3156141A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Combination inside-outside spud wrench

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-21
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Granted: 1964-11-10
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Expires: 1982-08-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Vance R Pluntz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 17:30
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25B; B25B13/00; B25B13/48; B25B13/488

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 269 words
A SPUD WRENCH FOR ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING SPUD ASSEMBLIES IN WATER INLETS OF COMMODES OR THE LIKE IN WHICH THE SPUD ASSEMBLY INCLUDES AN EXTERNALLY THREADED NIPPLE TO RECEIVE A LOCKING NUT, AND HAS A FLANGE AT ITS END ENGAGING THE WALLS OF THE COMMODE INLET, AND SAID NIPPLE HAVING A SERIES OF INWARDLY EXTENDING SPACED LUGS IN ITS BORE, COMPRISING A LEVER HAVING A NON-CIRCULAR END PORTION; A HEAD ADAPTED TO BE REMOVABLY INSERTED IN THE NIPPLE AND HAVING A SERIES OF RECESSES IN ITS OUTER PERIPHERY ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND ENGAGE THE LUGS OF SAID NIPPLE, AND HAVING A NON-CIRCULAR CENTRAL HOLE RECEIVING THE CORRESPONDINGLY SHAPED END OF THE LEVER; A RATCHET HEAD ROTATABLY AND SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID LEVER ABOVE THE FIRST HEAD AND HAVING RATCHET TEETH THEREAROUND; A RATCHET LEVER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID RATCHET HEAD; A PAWL CARRIED BY SAID RATCHET LEVER FOR ENGAGING THE RATCHET TEETH IN ONE DIRECTION OF SWING OF THE RATCHET LEVER TO ROTATE THE RATCHET HEAD WITH THE RATCHET LEVER; A SOCKET SLEEVE FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON THE RATCHET HEAD, SAID SLEEVE BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE LOCKING NUT TO ROTATE THE LATTER AS THE RATCHET HEAD IS BEING ROTATED WHILE THE NIPPLE IS HELD FROM ROTATION BY THE FIRST LEVER; SAID SLEEVE HAVING A CIRCULAR INNER END, A DISC FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON THE RATCHET HEAD, SAID DISC BEING FIXEDLY MOUNTED WITHIN THE CIRCULAR INNER END OF THE SOCKET SLEEVE; AND THE OUTER END OF SAID SOCKET SLEEVE HAVING A NON-CIRCULAR SHAPE TO SUIT THAT OF THE LOCKING NUT AND RADIALLY SPACED FROM AND CONCENTRICALLY SURROUNDING THE FIRST NAMED HEAD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 269 words
A SPUD WRENCH FOR ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING SPUD ASSEMBLIES IN WATER INLETS OF COMMODES OR THE LIKE IN WHICH THE SPUD ASSEMBLY INCLUDES AN EXTERNALLY THREADED NIPPLE TO RECEIVE A LOCKING NUT, AND HAS A FLANGE AT ITS END ENGAGING THE WALLS OF THE COMMODE INLET, AND SAID NIPPLE HAVING A SERIES OF INWARDLY EXTENDING SPACED LUGS IN ITS BORE, COMPRISING A LEVER HAVING A NON-CIRCULAR END PORTION; A HEAD ADAPTED TO BE REMOVABLY INSERTED IN THE NIPPLE AND HAVING A SERIES OF RECESSES IN ITS OUTER PERIPHERY ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AND ENGAGE THE LUGS OF SAID NIPPLE, AND HAVING A NON-CIRCULAR CENTRAL HOLE RECEIVING THE CORRESPONDINGLY SHAPED END OF THE LEVER; A RATCHET HEAD ROTATABLY AND SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID LEVER ABOVE THE FIRST HEAD AND HAVING RATCHET TEETH THEREAROUND; A RATCHET LEVER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID RATCHET HEAD; A PAWL CARRIED BY SAID RATCHET LEVER FOR ENGAGING THE RATCHET TEETH IN ONE DIRECTION OF SWING OF THE RATCHET LEVER TO ROTATE THE RATCHET HEAD WITH THE RATCHET LEVER; A SOCKET SLEEVE FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON THE RATCHET HEAD, SAID SLEEVE BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE LOCKING NUT TO ROTATE THE LATTER AS THE RATCHET HEAD IS BEING ROTATED WHILE THE NIPPLE IS HELD FROM ROTATION BY THE FIRST LEVER; SAID SLEEVE HAVING A CIRCULAR INNER END, A DISC FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON THE RATCHET HEAD, SAID DISC BEING FIXEDLY MOUNTED WITHIN THE CIRCULAR INNER END OF THE SOCKET SLEEVE; AND THE OUTER END OF SAID SOCKET SLEEVE HAVING A NON-CIRCULAR SHAPE TO SUIT THAT OF THE LOCKING NUT AND RADIALLY SPACED FROM AND CONCENTRICALLY SURROUNDING THE FIRST NAMED HEAD.

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