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US 2021/0069873 A1Published application
Adjustable fastener engaging tool
OwnerRyan Robert Wachinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable fastener engaging tool includes a plurality of jaws slidably disposed in a retainer. An actuator engages a driver jaw resulting in the jaws either moving in a first direction to enlarge a fastener-receiving aperture cooperatively formed by the jaws, or the jaws moving in a second direction to reduce the fastener-receiving aperture to grip or release a fastener.
Claims24
An adjustable fastener engaging tool, comprising:
- a retainer;
- a plurality of jaws slidably disposed in the retainer;
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- an actuator that engages at least one of the jaws for selectively slidably moving the jaws in the retainer;
- wherein adjacent jaws push against one another as the actuator is actuated resulting in the jaws either moving in a first direction to enlarge a fastener-receiving aperture cooperatively formed by the jaws or the jaws moving in a second direction to reduce the fastener-receiving aperture.
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The tool of claim 7, wherein the retainer plate has a groove defining a track that receives a guide portion of each jaw therein.
An adjustable fastener engaging tool, comprising:
- a retainer having a groove defining a track;
- a plurality of jaws comprising a driver jaw and five follower jaws each having a guide portion slidably disposed in the retainer track;
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- an actuator that engages the driver jaw for selectively slidably moving the jaws in the retainer;
- wherein each jaw comprises an end face and an inner face, wherein the end face of a jaw slidably engages an inner face of an adjacent jaw, the inner faces of the jaws cooperatively forming a hexagonal-shaped fastener-receiving aperture and engage the peripheral edges and corners of a fastener;
- wherein adjacent jaws push against one another as the actuator is actuated resulting in the jaws either moving in a first direction to enlarge the fastener-receiving aperture or the jaws moving in a second direction to reduce the fastener-receiving aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.