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US 2011/0079115 A1Published application
Handled ratcheting tool with a flip out handle
AssigneeWagic, Inc.
InventorsRonald L. Johnson, Yugen Patrick Lockhart
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Abstract
A handled ratcheting tool is able to be used in a standard, L handle or T handle orientation. The handled ratcheting tool includes a handle, a stem, a ratcheting mechanism and multiple tools. Multiple tools are coupled to the ratcheting mechanism which are able to form the L and T configurations depending on which tools are positioned in an open position and which are in a closed position.
Claims34
A device comprising:
- a. a handle element including a stem element;
- b. a tool coupled to the stem element;
- c. a ratcheting element coupled to the handle element;
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- d. a plurality of arms coupled to the ratcheting element, the plurality of arms configurable in a screwdriver mode, a T-handle mode and an L-handle mode.
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A method of utilizing a device comprising:
- a. configuring the device into any of three modes, the modes including a screwdriver mode, a T-handle mode and an L-handle mode;
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- b. using the device in the configured mode.
A method of manufacturing a device comprising:
- a. forming a set of components including a handle element, a stem element, a ratcheting mechanism, a first arm, a second arm and a tool;
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- b. coupling the set of components including:
- i. coupling the ratcheting mechanism to the handle element;
- ii. coupling the stem element to the ratcheting mechanism;
- iii. coupling the first arm to the ratcheting mechanism;
- iv. coupling the second arm to the ratcheting mechanism;
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- v. coupling the tool to the stem element.
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A device comprising:
- a. a handle element including a stem element;
- b. a tool detachably coupled to the stem element;
- c. a ratcheting element coupled to the handle element;
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- d. a plurality of arms coupled to the ratcheting element, each of the plurality of arms coupled at a hinge, the plurality of arms configurable in:
- i. a screwdriver mode wherein the plurality of arms are positioned against the handle element in a closed position;
- ii. a T-handle mode wherein the plurality of arms are positioned approximately perpendicular to the handle element in an open position;
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- iii. an L-handle mode wherein one of the plurality of arms is positioned approximately perpendicular to the handle element in the open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.