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US 2016/0096255 A1Published application
Wrench apparatus
OwnerNigel Buchananinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a wrench tool comprising a slide lock mechanism including plates, rollers and a movable contact element.
Claims23
A wrench comprising:
- an elongated body having opposing ends, said first end comprising a head with an opening and said second end forming a handle, said body comprising a recess situated adjacent said head, said recess having at least one back surface and at least two opposing walls;
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- a slide lock mechanism comprising at least one lock plate, at least one release plate and at least two rollers, each of said lock and release plates comprising at least on spring holding compartment, at least one central opening and at least two cutouts, each cutout consists of an opening, side walls, and an angled locking surface, said mechanism having a contact element, at least a portion of said contact element contacting at least a portion of said lock plate, said lock plate is situated above said release plate and said openings and cutouts of each of said plates are aligned with one another and inserted with the recess of said body, said mechanism further comprising at least two rollers and at least one spring, at least a portion of each of said rollers are situated within said cutouts of said plates, at least a portion of said spring is situated within said spring holding compartment of said plates, said spring causes said rollers to engage said opposing walls of said recess of said body, said mechanism further comprises at least one button having a top contact surface and a bottom protrusion, at least a portion of said protrusion is designed to be situated within said central openings of said release and lock plates, whereby said slide lock mechanism functions based on movement of said button, said button has two positions, a first operating position and a second non-operating position, when said button is in a non-operating position said rollers are urged against said angled locking surface of said cutouts thereby wedging said rollers against said sidewalls of said recess preventing the contact element from moving towards the handle.
A slide lock mechanism designed to work with a tool, said tool comprising a body with a recess and a head with an opening and a handle, said mechanism comprising:
- at least one lock plate, at least one release plate and at least two rollers, each of said lock and release plates comprising at least one spring holding compartment, at least one central opening and at least two cutouts, said mechanism having a contact element, at least a portion of said contact element contacting a portion of said lock plate, said lock plate is situated above said release plate and said openings and cutouts of each of said plates are aligned with one another and inserted with the recess of said body, said mechanism further comprising at least two rollers and at least one spring, at least a portion of each of said rollers are situated within said cutouts of said plates, at least a portion of said spring is situated within said spring holding compartment of said plates, said spring causes said rollers to engage said opposing walls of said recess of said body, said mechanism further comprises at least one button having a top contact surface and a bottom protrusion, at least a portion of said protrusion is designed to be situated within said central openings of said release and lock plates, whereby said slide lock mechanism functions based on movement of said button, said button has two positions, a first operating position and a second non-operating position, when said button is in a non-operating position said rollers are urged against said angled locking surface of said cutouts thereby wedging said rollers against said sidewalls of said recess preventing the contact element from moving towards the handle.
A slide lock mechanism designed to work with a tool, said tool comprising a body with a recess and a head with an opening and a handle, said mechanism comprising:
- at least one lock plate, at least one release plate and at least two rollers, each of said lock and release plates comprising at least one spring holding compartment, at least one central opening and at least two cutouts, said lock plate having a contact element, said lock plate is situated above said release plate and said openings and cutouts of each of said plates are aligned with one another and inserted with the recess of said body, said mechanism further comprising at least two rollers and at least one spring, at least a portion of each of said rollers are situated within said cutouts of said plates, at least a portion of said spring is situated within said spring holding compartment of said plates, said spring causes said rollers to engage said opposing walls of said recess of said body, said mechanism further comprises at least one button having a top contact surface and a bottom protrusion, at least a portion of said protrusion is designed to be situated within said central openings of said release and lock plates, whereby said slide lock mechanism functions based on movement of said button, said button has two positions, a first operating position and a second non-operating position, when said button is in a non-operating position said rollers are urged against said angled locking surface of said cutouts thereby wedging said rollers against said sidewalls of said recess preventing the contact element from moving towards the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.