Hammerhead striking wrench
AssigneeSnap-on Incorporated
InventorsKenneth B. MONSON, Mark T. GORDON, Mark W. EDMUNDS
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Abstract
A striking wrench comprising a socket with a working side designed to cooperate with a fastener and an impact side disposed on an opposite end of the working side, a handle comprising an attachment end designed to cooperate with the socket via an interference fit to form a rigid connection, and an anvil disposed at an end of the handle opposite the attachment end. The striking wrench may also include a secondary retention element designed to further secure the rigid connection, which can be a retaining ring, a pin and tunnel, or a threaded fastener.
Claims20
A striking wrench comprising:
- a socket comprising a working side designed to cooperate with a fastener and an impact side disposed on an opposite end of the working side;
- a handle comprising an attachment end designed to cooperate with the socket via an interference fit to form a rigid connection;
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- an anvil disposed at an end of the handle opposite the attachment end.
A method for using a striking wrench comprising:
- securing a socket to a handle via an interference fit to form a rigid connection, the socket comprising a working side designed to cooperate with a fastener and an impact side disposed on an opposite end of the working side, and the handle comprising an attachment end designed to cooperate with the socket;
- at least partially securing the working side of the socket to a fastener;
- striking the impact side of the socket to secure the working side of the socket to the fastener;
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- striking an anvil disposed at an end of the handle opposite the attachment end to loosen or tighten the fastener.
A striking wrench system comprising:
- a socket comprising a working side designed to cooperate with a fastener and an impact side disposed on an opposite end of the working side;
- a handle comprising an attachment end designed to cooperate with the socket via an interference fit to form a rigid connection;
- an anvil disposed at an end of the handle opposite the attachment end;
- and
- a secondary retention element designed to further secure the rigid connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.