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US 6,637,299 B1Granted
Wrench with rotating heads
OwnerBrian R. Steeleinventor
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Abstract
An elongated wrench handle has a yoke at each end. A wrench head is pivotally mounted in each yoke, and each wrench head has two sets of wrenching surfaces. The wrench head can be rotated in its yoke to expose, in an outer operative position, either of the wrenching surfaces. The wrench head closely fits within the yoke so that a maximum torque can be transferred from the wrench handle to the selected wrenching surface.
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A wrench comprising:
- an elongated handle having first and second ends, said first end being bifurcated to form a yoke having an interior surface, said yoke terminating in first and second spaced fingers;
- a wrench head having first and second bodies, said first and second bodies each having an exterior surface, a shank between said bodies, said first and second bodies respectively having first and second wrenching surfaces thereon, said exterior surface of each of said bodies being formed of seven flat surfaces equiangularly arranged with respect to each other, said shank being sized to lie between said fingers and lie in engagement with said fingers said shank having the same width as the length of one of said surfaces on said body;
- a pivot pin extending into said fingers and into said shank so that either said first body or said second body can lie within said yoke, said exterior surface of said bodies being of the same configuration and being sized to closely fit against said interior surface of said yoke so that torque applied to said handle is transferred from said handle to said wrench head through contact of one of said wrench bodies against the interior surface of said yoke.
A wrench comprising:
- an elongated handle having first and second ends, said first end being bifurcated to form a yoke having an interior surface, said yoke terminating in first and second spaced fingers;
- a wrench head having first and second bodies, said first and second bodies each having an exterior surface, a shank between said bodies, said first and second bodies, respectively having first and second wrenching surfaces thereon, said exterior surface of each of said bodies being formed of seven flat surfaces equiangularly arranged with respect to each other;
- said shank being sized to lie between said fingers and lie in engagement with said fingers, said shank having the same width as the length of one of said surfaces on said body;
- a pivot pin extending into said fingers and into said shank so that either said first body or said second body can lie within said yoke, said exterior surface of said bodies being of the same configuration and being sized to closely fit against said interior surface of said yoke so that torque applied to said handle is transferred from said handle to said wrench head through contact of one of said wrench bodies against the interior surface of said yoke;
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- said second end of said handle carrying a second yoke and a second wrench head yoke and configured in the same manner as said first wrench head engaging in said first yoke.
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A wrench comprising:
- an elongated wrench handle, said elongated handle being configured for manual engagement, said handle having first and second ends, each of said first and second ends being bifurcated to form first and second arms, said first and second arms terminating in first and second fingers, said arms defining an interior yoke surface;
- a wrench head, said wrench head having first and second bodies and a shank interconnecting said bodies, the exterior surface of each of said bodies being configured so as to be a mating surface to said interior surface of said yoke so that said yoke engages all the way around said body up to said fingers around said shank :to form mating surfaces for maximum torque transfer from said handle to said wrench head;
- a first set of wrenching surfaces on said first body and said second set of wrenching surfaces on said second body, each of first and second sets of wrenching surfaces being configured to engage upon a structure to be wrenched, said wrenching surfaces on said first body being all on said first body and said wrenching surfaces in said second body being all on said second body;
- a pivot pin extending into said fingers and into said shank so that said wrench head can be rotated so that either one of said bodies can be selected to be in mating position within said yoke, each of said first and second bodies having a wrenching surface thereon so that either one of said bodies can extend out of said yoke for use to apply torque to a bolt;
- said second end of said handle and said second yoke having a second wrench head pivoted therein, said second wrench head having third and fourth bodies respectively with third and fourth sets of wrenching surfaces thereon, said third and fourth sets of wrenching surfaces all being on said third and fourth bodies respectively, said third and fourth bodies being configured so that either can be in mating surface relationship in said second yoke so that a suitable wrenching surface can be selected.
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A wrench comprising:
- an elongated wrench handle, said elongated handle being configured for manual engagement, said handle having first and second ends, each of said first and second ends being bifurcated to form first and second arms, said first and second arms terminating in first and second fingers, said arms defining an interior yoke surface;
- a wrench head, said wrench head having first and second bodies and a shank interconnecting said bodies, the exterior surface of each of said bodies being configured so as to be a mating surface to said interior surface of said yoke so that said yoke engages all the way around said body up to said fingers around said shank to form mating surfaces for maximum torque transfer from said handle to said wrench head, said mating surface between said wrench body and said interior yoke surface being a plurality of flat surfaces equiangularly arranged with respect to each other;
- a pivot pin extending into said fingers and into said shank so that said.wrench head can be rotated so that either one of said bodies can be selected to be in mating position within said yoke, said pivot pin through said fingers and through said shank being removable so that a different wrench head having different wrenching surfaces may be installed in said yoke, said different wrench head also having an exterior configuration providing mating surfaces all the way around the interior of said yoke, each of said first and second bodies having a wrenching surface thereon so that either one of said bodies can extend out of said yoke for use to apply torque to a bolt;
- said second end of said handle and said second yoke having a second wrench head pivoted therein, said second wrench head having third and fourth bodies respectively with third and fourth wrenching surfaces thereon, said third and fourth bodies being configured so that either can be in mating surface relationship in said second yoke so that a suitable wrenching surface can be selected.
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A wrench comprising:
- an elongated wrench handle, said elongated handle being configured for manual engagement, said handle having first and second ends, each of said first and second ends being bifurcated to form first and second arms, said first and second arms terminating in first and second fingers, said arms defining an interior yoke surface;
- a wrench head, said wrench head having first and second bodies and a shank interconnecting said bodies, the exterior surface of each of said bodies being configured so as to be a mating surface to said interior surface of said yoke so that said yoke engages all the way around said body up to said fingers around said shank to form mating surfaces for maximum torque transfer from said handle to said wrench head, said mating surface between said wrench body and said interior yoke surface being a plurality of flat surfaces equiangularly arranged with respect to each other;
- a pivot pin extending into said fingers and into said shank so that said wrench head can be rotated so that either one of said bodies can be selected to be in mating position within said yoke, each of said first and second bodies having a wrenching surface thereon so that either one of said bodies can extend out of said yoke for use to apply torque to a bolt;
- said second end of said handle and said second yoke having a second wrench head pivoted therein, said second wrench head having third and fourth bodies respectively with third and fourth wrenching surfaces thereon, said third and fourth bodies being configured so that either can be in mating surface relationship in said second yoke so that a suitable wrenching surface can be selected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.