Locking Indexing Tool
OwnerOaty A. Fryeinventor
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Abstract
An indexing tool includes a head selectively rotatably coupled to a handle. A toothed portion of the head communicates with a toothed portion of a catch within the handle. The catch generally moves along an axis of the handle and is biased towards the toothed portion of the head by a bias disposed within a switch within a portion of the handle. The switch is rotatable generally about a central axis, which repositions the bias with respect to the catch, thus firmly orientating the switch in a variety of desirable positions. The switch position alternatively allows the catch to move generally along the central axis of the handle allowing the head to rotate about the couple, or blocks movement of the catch, thus preventing the head from rotating relative to the handle.
Claims20
A locking tool comprising:
- a first body including a pivot junction;
- a second body rotationally pivotable to the first body, the second body including a first recess generally parallel to the axis of the second body and between a first pivot arm and a second pivot arm, and a second recess generally perpendicular to the axis of the second body;
- a catch disposed in the first recess of the second body, the catch operately engagable with the first body and the second body;
- a switch disposed in the second recess of the second body, wherein the switch includes a recess, a first surface and a second surface oriented such that in a first orientation the first body can traverse a range of angular positions and in a second orientation the first body cannot traverse a range of angular positions;
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- a bias movably received in the recess of the switch, the bias including an elastic element and an indexing member, the indexing member communicating with the catch in a first position when the switch is in the first orientation and communicating with the catch in a second position when the switch is in the second orientation.
An indexing tool comprising:
- a first body including;
- a second body rotationally pivotable to the first body and having a distal end, the second body including a first recess generally parallel to the axis of the second body and a second recess generally perpendicular to the axis of the second body;
- a catch disposed in the first recess of the second body;
- a switch disposed in the second recess of the second body, wherein the switch includes a recess, a first surface and a second surface oriented such that in a first orientation the first body can traverse a range of angular positions and in a second orientation the first body cannot traverse a range of angular positions;
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- a bias movably received in the recess of the switch, the bias including an elastic element and an indexing member, the indexing member communicating with the catch in a first position when the switch is in the first orientation and communicating with the catch in a second position when the switch is in the second orientation.
A locking indexing tool comprising:
- a first body rotationally pivotably;
- a second body, the second body including a first recess generally parallel to the axis of the second body and a second recess generally perpendicular to the axis of the second body;
- a catch disposed in the first recess of the second body;
- a switch disposed in the second recess of the second body, wherein the switch includes a recess, a first surface and a second surface configured such that in a first positioning the first body can pivot about a range of angular positions and in a second positioning the first body cannot pivot a range of angular positions;
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- a bias movably received in the recess of the switch, the bias including an elastic element and an indexing member, the indexing member communicating with the catch in a first position when the switch is in the first orientation and communicating with the catch in a second position when the switch is in the second orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.