US 12,654,292 B2Granted

Multi-nut driver

OwnerAustin Minor, Jordan Fisher +1inventors

InventorsAustin Minor, Jordan Fisher, Rafael Lopez

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Abstract

A pass-through hand tool includes a handle that includes a hollow bore extending therethrough. The pass-through tool includes a reversible main barrel, having a pair of socket ends and a hollow interior therebetween. The reversible main barrel is insertable into the hollow bore of the handle in either of two orientations to present one of the sockets. The pass-through tool includes a reversible secondary barrel having another pair of sockets and a hollow secondary interior therebetween. The reversible secondary barrel is insertable into the hollow interior of the reversible main barrel in either of two orientations to present one of the associated sockets. The pass-through hand tool includes a reversible tertiary barrel having another pair of sockets and a hollow tertiary interior therebetween. The reversible tertiary barrel is insertable into the hollow interior of the reversible secondary barrel in either of two orientations to present one of the associated sockets.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A pass-through multi-nut driver comprising:

a handle having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first opening comprises a handle socket opening;
a reversible main barrel having a first socket end, a second socket end, and a first engagement portion therebetween;
a first reversable secondary barrel having a third socket end, a fourth socket end, and a second engagement portion therebetween;
a second reversable secondary barrel having a fifth socket end, a sixth socket end, and a third engagement portion therebetween;
and
a reversible tertiary barrel having a seventh socket end, an eighth socket end, and a fourth engagement portion therebetween;
wherein the handle socket opening is configured to:
allow a portion of the main barrel to pass through the handle socket opening and engage the first engagement portion;
wherein the first socket end is configured to:
allow a portion of the first reversible secondary barrel to pass through the first socket end and engage the second engagement portion;
wherein the second socket end is configured to:
allow a portion of the second reversible secondary barrel to pass through the second socket end and engage the third engagement portion;
wherein the third socket end is configured to:
allow a portion of the tertiary barrel to pass through the third socket end and engage the fourth engagement portion;
wherein each of the socket ends are configured to engage a bolt head or nut of a size that is different than each of the other socket ends;
and
wherein the handle, reversible main barrel, first reversible secondary barrel, second reversible secondary barrel, and tertiary barrel each have a pass-through interior, and
when assembled, form a continuous chamber passing through the length of the tool.

15 more elements

A pass-through hand tool comprising:

a handle having a body portion that includes a hollow bore that extends completely through the handle along a longitudinal axis;
a reversible main barrel, having a first socket at a first end and a second socket at a second end, and a hollow interior between the first socket and the second socket, wherein the reversible main barrel is insertable into the hollow bore of the body portion of the handle in either of two orientations to present the first socket or the second socket;
a reversible secondary barrel, having a third socket at a first secondary barrel end and a fourth socket at a second secondary barrel end, and a hollow secondary interior between the third socket and the fourth socket, wherein the reversible secondary barrel is insertable into the hollow interior of the reversible main barrel in either of two orientations to present the third socket or the fourth socket;
and
a reversible tertiary barrel, having a fifth socket at a first tertiary barrel end and a sixth socket at a second tertiary barrel end, and a hollow tertiary interior between the fifth socket and the sixth socket, wherein the reversible tertiary barrel is insertable into the hollow interior of the reversible secondary barrel in either of two orientations to present the fifth socket or the sixth socket;
and
wherein, when the reversible main barrel is inserted into the hollow bore, the reversible secondary barrel is inserted into the hollow interior, and reversible tertiary barrel is inserted into the hollow secondary interior, the hollow bore, hollow interior, hollow secondary interior, and the hollow tertiary interior form a continuous interior space along an entire length of the pass-through hand tool.

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A pass-through hand tool comprising:

a handle having a body portion that includes a hollow bore that extends completely through the handle along a longitudinal axis;
a reversible main barrel, having a first socket at a first end and a second socket at a second end, and a hollow interior between the first socket and the second socket, wherein the reversible main barrel is insertable into the hollow bore of the body portion of the handle in either of two orientations to present the first socket or the second socket;
a reversible secondary barrel, having a third socket at a first secondary barrel end and a fourth socket at a second secondary barrel end, and a hollow secondary interior between the third socket and the fourth socket, wherein the reversible secondary barrel is insertable into the hollow interior of the reversible main barrel in either of two orientations to present the third socket or the fourth socket;
a reversible tertiary barrel, having a fifth socket at a first tertiary barrel end and a sixth socket at a second tertiary barrel end, and a hollow tertiary interior between the fifth socket and the sixth socket, wherein the reversible tertiary barrel is insertable into the hollow interior of the reversible secondary barrel in either of two orientations to present the fifth socket or the sixth socket;
and
a second reversible secondary barrel, having a seventh socket at one end and a eighth socket at an opposite end, and a second hollow secondary interior between the seventh socket and the eighth socket, wherein the second reversible secondary barrel is insertable into the hollow interior of the reversible main barrel in either of two orientations to present the seventh socket or the eighth socket;
and
wherein:
when the reversible main barrel is inserted into the hollow bore, the reversible secondary barrel is inserted into the hollow interior, and reversible tertiary barrel is inserted into the hollow secondary interior, the hollow bore, hollow interior, hollow secondary interior, and the hollow tertiary interior form a continuous interior space along an entire length of the pass-through hand tool;
and
the continuous interior space allows a rod to pass through the entire length of the pass-through hand tool.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/203,941Filed 31 May 2023 · us provisional application
Priority: 1 Jun 2022
Published: US 2023/0390899 A17 Dec 2023
Granted: 16 Jun 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

B25B 23/0035
Connections or joints between tool parts: connection means between socket or screwdriver bit and tool
B25B 13/102
With adjustable jaws: composed of a plurality of sockets slidable in each other
B25B 23/0007
Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers: connections or joints between tool parts
B25B
Tools or bench devices not otherwise provided for, for fastening, connecting, disengaging