Offset wrench
OwnerJohn Kargenian, William Barontiinventors
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Abstract
A wrench includes a housing having an elongate shape, and a drive mechanism disposed within the housing. A first shaft is rotatably mounted to a first opening of the housing and has a first tool at one end, and an opposite end configured to interact with the drive mechanism such that rotation of the first tool is coupled with rotation of the drive mechanism. A second shaft is rotatably mounted to a second opening of the housing, and has a second tool at one end, and an opposite end configured to interact with the drive mechanism such that rotation of the first tool causes rotation of the second tool via the drive mechanism.
Claims20
A wrench comprising:
- a housing having an elongate shape;
- a drive mechanism disposed within the housing;
- a first shaft rotatably mounted to a first opening of the housing, the first shaft having a first tool at one end and an opposite end configured to interact with the drive mechanism such that rotation of the first tool is coupled with rotation of the drive mechanism;
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- a second shaft rotatably mounted to a second opening of the housing, the second shaft having a second tool at one end and an opposite end configured to interact with the drive mechanism such that rotation of the first tool causes rotation of the second tool via the drive mechanism.
A method for rotating a fastener disposed in an enclosed space, comprising:
- placing a first tool into the enclosed space;
- engaging the fastener with the first tool, the first tool being connected to a first shaft, the first shaft being rotatably connected to a first end of a housing and engaged with a drive mechanism disposed in the housing;
- rotating the fastener by rotating a second tool, the second tool being connected to second shaft, the second shaft being rotatably connected to a second end of the housing and engaged with the drive mechanism such that rotation of the second shaft causes a corresponding rotation in the first shaft through the drive mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.