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US 12,703,067 B2Granted
Systems and methods for a ratchet multitool device
AssigneeNite Ize, Inc.
InventorBowden Ormsbee
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Abstract
A ratchet keychain attachment includes a body and a ratcheting area in the body. The ratchet keychain attachment further includes a bit holder, the bit holder pivotally mounted in the body. The ratchet keychain attachment further includes a bit, removably located in the bit holder, the bit holder having a first position where the bit is held in a non-removable position in the bit holder and a second position where the bit is in a removable position.
Claims18
A ratchet keychain attachment comprising:
- a body;
- a ratcheting area in the body;
- a bit holder, wherein the body is a piece of printed material, the piece of printed material having a bit holder aperture in a center of the body, the bit holder pivotally mounted in the bit holder aperture, the bit holder aperture having a continuous interior perimeter;
- a bit, removably located in the bit holder, the bit holder having a first position where the bit is held in a non-removable position in a storage position in the bit holder, the bit holder inside the body in the bit holder aperture and positioned to rotate in line with the body in the non-removable position such that a first longest dimension of the bit is in line with a second longest dimension of the body, and a second position where the bit is in a removable position, wherein an internal edge of the body in the bit holder aperture holds the bit in place in the first position and the bit holder is squared off to interfere with the bit holder aperture as it rotates in that a width of an area on the bit holder is slightly wider than a space in the bit holder aperture causing the area to press against the interior perimeter causing an interference in the second position.
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A ratchet carabiner comprising:
- a body;
- a bit holder, wherein the body is a piece of printed material, the piece of printed material having a bit holder aperture in a center of the body, the bit holder pivotally mounted in the bit holder aperture, the bit holder aperture having a continuous interior perimeter;
- a bit, removably located in the bit holder, the bit holder having a first position where the bit is held in a non-removable position in the bit holder, the bit holder inside the body in the bit holder aperture and positioned to rotate in line with the body in the non-removable position such that the bit is in line with the body, and a second position where the bit is in a removable position, wherein an inner edge of the body that forms the bit holder aperture holds the bit in place in the first position, wherein the bit holder is squared off to interfere with the bit holder aperture as it rotates in that a width of an area on the bit holder is slightly wider than a space in the bit holder aperture causing the area to press against the interior perimeter causing an interference in the position.
A method of using a ratchet carabiner, the method comprising:
- providing a ratchet carabiner, the ratchet carabiner including
- a body;
- a ratcheting area in the body;
- a bit holder, wherein the body is a piece of printed material, the piece of printed material having a bit holder aperture in a center of the body, the bit holder pivotally mounted in the bit holder aperture, the bit holder aperture having a continuous interior perimeter;
- a bit, removably located in the bit holder, the bit holder having a first position where the bit is held in a non-removable position in the bit holder, the bit holder inside the body in the bit holder aperture and positioned to rotate in line with the body in the non-removable position such that the bit is in line with the body, and a second position where the bit is in a removable position, wherein an internal edge of the body in the bit holder aperture holds the bit in place in the first position and the bit holder is squared off to interfere with the bit holder aperture as it rotates in that a width of an area on the bit holder is slightly wider than a space in the bit holder aperture causing the area to press against the interior perimeter causing an interference in the second position;
- rotating the bit holder to the second position;
- removing the bit;
- inserting the bit in the ratcheting area;
- ratcheting with the ratcheting carabiner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.