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US3186265A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Wrench having angularly adjustable auxiliary handles

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-03-29
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Granted: 1965-06-01
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Expires: 1981-03-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Anthony J Wenturine
  • 👤 Simon R Rudolph
  • 👤 Juliet P Rudolph

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 18:01
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25B; B25B13/00; B25B13/48; B25B13/481; B25B13/46; B25B13/461; B25B13/462; B25B13/463; B25G; B25G1/00; B25G1/06; B25G1/063

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 218 words
A TORQUE APPLYING WRENCH OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING: (A) A MAIN ELONGATE HANDLE; (B) A FIRST AND SECOND AUXILIARY HANDLES (1) PIVOTALLY SECURED TO OPPOSED ENDS OF SAID MAIN HANDLE ABOUT PARALLEL AXES OF SUPPORT (A) WHEREBY SAID FIRST AND SECOND AUXILIARY HANDLES MAY BE DISPOSED IN PARALLEL PLANES; (C) SOCKET MEANS (1) CARRIED BY ONE SAID AUXILIARY HANDLE AND (2) BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT AN AXIS NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF SAID HANDLE ON WHICH IT IS CARRIED AND TO THE PLANES OF THE AXES OF PIVOTAL SUPPORT OF BOTH SAID AUXILIARY HANDLES (A) WHEREBY FORCE APPLIED TO SAID REMAINING HANDLE ALONG ITS PLANE WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO SAID WRENCH NORMAL TO ITS AXIS WHEN SAIDAUXILIARY HANDLES ARE DISPOSED IN PARALLEL PLANES; (D) SAID MAIN HANDLE HAVING A SERIES EQUALLY SPACED DEPRESSIONS ON ITS OPPOSED ENDS DISPOSED SYMMETRICALLY ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID MAIN HANDLE IN AN ARC OF SUBSTANTIALLY 90 DEGREES WITH SAID DEPRESSIONS BEING DISPOSED IN CORRESPONDING POSITIONS ON EACH END; AND (E) DETENT MEANS (1) CARRIED BY SAID AUXILIARY HANDLES ADJACENT THEIR POINT OF PIVOTAL CONNECTION WITH SAID MAIN HANDLE FOR COACTION WITH SAID DEPRESSIONS ON SAID MAIN HANDLE (A) WHEREBY SAID AUXILIARY HANDLES MAY BE RELEASABLY CONTAINED IN PREDETERMINED CORRESPONDING ANGULAR POSITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID MAIN HANDLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 218 words
A TORQUE APPLYING WRENCH OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING: (A) A MAIN ELONGATE HANDLE; (B) A FIRST AND SECOND AUXILIARY HANDLES (1) PIVOTALLY SECURED TO OPPOSED ENDS OF SAID MAIN HANDLE ABOUT PARALLEL AXES OF SUPPORT (A) WHEREBY SAID FIRST AND SECOND AUXILIARY HANDLES MAY BE DISPOSED IN PARALLEL PLANES; (C) SOCKET MEANS (1) CARRIED BY ONE SAID AUXILIARY HANDLE AND (2) BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT AN AXIS NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF SAID HANDLE ON WHICH IT IS CARRIED AND TO THE PLANES OF THE AXES OF PIVOTAL SUPPORT OF BOTH SAID AUXILIARY HANDLES (A) WHEREBY FORCE APPLIED TO SAID REMAINING HANDLE ALONG ITS PLANE WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO SAID WRENCH NORMAL TO ITS AXIS WHEN SAIDAUXILIARY HANDLES ARE DISPOSED IN PARALLEL PLANES; (D) SAID MAIN HANDLE HAVING A SERIES EQUALLY SPACED DEPRESSIONS ON ITS OPPOSED ENDS DISPOSED SYMMETRICALLY ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID MAIN HANDLE IN AN ARC OF SUBSTANTIALLY 90 DEGREES WITH SAID DEPRESSIONS BEING DISPOSED IN CORRESPONDING POSITIONS ON EACH END; AND (E) DETENT MEANS (1) CARRIED BY SAID AUXILIARY HANDLES ADJACENT THEIR POINT OF PIVOTAL CONNECTION WITH SAID MAIN HANDLE FOR COACTION WITH SAID DEPRESSIONS ON SAID MAIN HANDLE (A) WHEREBY SAID AUXILIARY HANDLES MAY BE RELEASABLY CONTAINED IN PREDETERMINED CORRESPONDING ANGULAR POSITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID MAIN HANDLE.

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