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US 10,946,501 B2Granted
Tool system
AssigneeRidge Tool Company
InventorsPrasad Chatursingh Patil, Sachin Shashikant Dakare, Krishnarjun Bhagwan Chhatre, Sandeep Sidagouda Patil, Glen R. Chartier, Lawrence Feskanich, Jr.
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Abstract
A multi-purpose hand tool system is described. The tool system includes a handle and one or more inserts that are releasably engaged with the handle. The tool system is useful for a variety of applications including use with basin and faucet hardware.
Claims2
In combination with a basin wrench (50), a cube-shaped insert (120),
- wherein the basin wrench (50) comprises
- an elongated generally hollow body (52) defining a longitudinal axis (54),
- the generally hollow body (52) including an open end portion (58) defining a square section (90) spaced from the longitudinal axis (54),
- wherein the square section (90) defines a spaced-apart pair of elongated slots (64) through two opposite sides of the square section (90), each slot (64) being generally aligned with the longitudinal axis (54),
- wherein the cube-shaped insert (120) defines six working faces (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132),
- wherein a first adjacent pair (126, 132) of the six working faces (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132) together define a first recess (134),
- wherein a second adjacent pair (130, 132) of the six working faces (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132) together define a second recess (134),
- wherein a plurality (126, 128, 130, 132) of the six working faces (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132) each defines an engagement region (127, 129, 131, 133), and
- wherein at least one (132) of the plurality of working faces includes a plurality of engagement regions (133, 135), and
- wherein the open end portion (58) of the generally hollow body (52) is configured to fittingly receive the cube-shaped insert (120), and
- wherein the slots (64) through the sidewall section (90) are located, relative to the first and second recesses (134) of the cube-shaped insert (120), such that one of the first and second recesses (134) aligns with one of the pair of slots (64) and the other of the first and second recesses (134) aligns with the other of the pair of slots (64) when the cube-shaped insert (120) is fittingly received in the open end portion (58) of the generally hollow body (52).
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In combination with a cube-shaped insert (120), a basin wrench (50) configured for operative engagement with a faucet assembly,
- wherein the basin wrench (50) comprises an elongated generally hollow body (52) defining a longitudinal axis (54),
- wherein the generally hollow body (52) includes an open end portion (58) defining a square section (90) spaced from the longitudinal axis (54),
- wherein the square section (90) defines a spaced-apart pair of elongated slots (64) through two opposite sides of the square section (90), and wherein each slot (64) is generally aligned with the longitudinal axis (54), and
- wherein the cube-shaped insert (120) defines six working faces (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132),
- wherein a first adjacent pair (126, 132) of the six working faces (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132) together define a first recess (134), and
- wherein a second adjacent pair (130, 132) of the six working faces (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132) together define a second recess (134), and
- wherein a plurality (126, 128, 130, 132) of the six working faces (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132) each defines an engagement region (127, 129, 131, 133), and
- wherein at least one (132) of the plurality of working faces includes a plurality of engagement regions (133, 135), and
- wherein the open end portion (58) of the generally hollow body (52) is configured to fittingly receive the cube-shaped insert (120),
- wherein the slots (64) through the sidewall section (90) are located, relative to the first and second recesses (134) of the cube-shaped insert (120), such that one of the first and second recesses (134) aligns with one of the pair of slots (64) and the other of the first and second recesses (134) aligns with the other of the pair of slots (64) when the cube-shaped insert (120) is fittingly received in the open end portion (58) of the generally hollow body (52), and
- wherein the first and second recesses (134), each of the pair of slots (64) and the plurality of engagement regions (133, 135) are configured and dimensioned to operatively engage a corresponding component of the faucet assembly.
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