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US 2022/0184778 A1Published application
Modular multiple-use tool
OwnerRobin Penginventor
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Abstract
A modular tool with improved tool interface structures may feature an adjustable wrench body (110) with tool modules (120) which fit within the jaws (114, 116) of the head of the tool. The tool body (110) (120) that serve as tools or as attachment for tool components, like tool bits or sockets. The tool features a ratcheting engagement of the jaws (162, 172) with a quick release (117) and spring bias (176) that allows for easy attachment of the modules.
Claims10
A modular tool comprising:
- a wrench having a head with two jaws, a maxilla fixedly related to the head and a mandible slidingly movable in relation to the maxilla between a minimal separation, where the jaws touch, and a maximal separation, where the jaws are as far apart from each other as possible;
- and,
- an adapter module shaped and sized to fit within the maximal separation of the mandible and maxilla and be held in place by said jaws while the jaws are in said maximal separation;
- the wrench being usable as such with the adapter module removed therefrom.
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A modular tool comprising:
- a wrench further comprising a handle with an internal chamber to store an additional tool component and a head with two jaws, specifically a maxilla fixedly related to the head and a mandible slidingly movable in-line with the maxilla between a minimal separation and a set separation, where the jaws are a predetermined distance apart from each other;
- an adapter module shaped and sized to fit within the predetermined distance of the mandible and maxilla and be held in place by said jaws while the jaws are in said set separation;
- a biasing spring interacting with the mandible;
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- a spring-biased trigger releasable ratchet mechanism, in-line with the mandible and maxilla and further comprising a trigger structure and co-acting ratchet surfaces on the mandible and the trigger structure;
- wherein the ratchet mechanism allows for the jaws to be positioned more closely together and prevents their separation until the trigger structure is actuated and releases the co-acting ratchet surfaces, allowing the biasing spring to force the mandible apart from the maxilla to the set separation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.