Carbon fiber wrench assembly with insert
AssigneeBurnTables LLC
InventorsKyle Riggen, Matt Kool
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Abstract
The disclosure addresses wrenches having a portion thereof including carbon fibers. Example wrenches may have a handle portion comprising the carbon fibers; which in some cases can be formed as a part of a composite laminate structure of at least a portion of the handle. Example wrenches will often include an insert portion for engaging a bolt, nut, or similar structure. In most cases, the insert will be formed of a relatively hardened material, such as a metal, or a metal-containing, material.
Claims16
A method of forming a wrench assembly, comprising the steps of:
- forming a handle portion from a composite laminate comprising carbon fibers, including forming a handle aperture in the handle portion, the handle aperture defining a central opening with a plurality of recesses formed around at least a portion of the aperture periphery;
- and
- securing a metal insert within the handle aperture using an adhesive material, wherein the metal insert is formed by defining an insert aperture configured to receive and engage a selected configuration of a bolt object, the metal insert having an external periphery with a plurality of teeth extending around a least a portion of the external periphery and configured to engage the recesses in the handle.
A method of forming a wrench assembly, comprising the steps of:
- forming a recess in a handle portion formed from a composite laminate comprising carbon fibers, the handle aperture defining a central opening with a plurality of recesses formed around at least a portion of the aperture periphery;
- and
- securing a metal insert within the handle aperture, the metal insert is having an insert aperture configured to receive and engage a selected configuration of a bolt object, the metal insert having an external periphery with a plurality of teeth extending around a least a portion of the external periphery, the external periphery configured to engage the recesses in the handle.
A wrench assembly comprising,
- a handle portion including a composite laminate comprising carbon fibers, and having at least one aperture, the handle defining the aperture with a non-circular periphery formed around at least a portion of the aperture;
- and
- a metal insert within the handle aperture the metal insert defining an insert aperture configured to receive and engage a bolt head, the metal insert having an external periphery configured to engage the non-circular handle aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.