US 6,692,178 B2Granted

Pivotable tool having crossing-connected arms

OwnerHsiu-E Yuinventor

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Abstract

A pivotable tool includes a pair of pivotally interconnected arms disposed in a crossing relationship and having a manually releasable releasing device which locks the arms in a perpendicular open position for use of the tool as a wrench. In each of two ends of the two arms is mounted a socket. A collar is movably received between the two arms and is pushed to release a lock status by a releasing device.

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A pivotal tool comprising:

a first arm having a first passage defined through a middle thereof, and two grooves defined in an inner periphery of said first passage of said first arm;
said first arm including an annular sink recess formed therein and communicating with said first passage thereof;
a second arm having a second passage defined through a middle thereof, and two notches defined in an inner periphery of said second passage of said second arm;
a collar received in said second passage of said second arm, and including two lugs extending from an outer periphery of said collar and movably received in said notches of said second arm, and selectively and movably received in said grooves of said first arm;
a spring received in said second passage of said second arm, and engaged with said collar, for biasing said lugs of said collar to selectively engage into said grooves of said first arm;
a pin extending through said first passage of said first arm, and said second passage of said second arm, and extending through said collar, said pin including a first end having a recess formed therein and having a flange extended radially therefrom and received in said annular sink recess of said first arm, said flange including two concavities formed therein;
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a button including a rod extended from an underside thereof and inserted into said recess of said pin, and including two tongues slidably extended through said concavities of said flange, and extended into said grooves of said first arm respectively, to contact with said lugs of said collar respectively;
said tongues of said button being engageable with said lugs of said collar to selectively disengage said lugs of said collar from said grooves of said first arm, and to force said lugs of said collar into said notches of said second arm, to release and to allow said first arm and said second arm to be rotated relative to each other, when said button is depressed toward said first arm and said second arm.

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Abstract

A pivotal tool comprising:

a first arm having a first passage defined through a middle thereof, and two grooves defined in an inner periphery of said first passage of said first arm;
said first arm including an annular sink recess formed therein and communicating with said first passage thereof;
a second arm having a second passage defined through a middle thereof, and two notches defined in an inner periphery of said second passage of said second arm;
a collar received in said second passage of said second arm, and including two lugs extending from an outer periphery of said collar and movably received in said notches of said second arm, and selectively and movably received in said grooves of said first arm;
a spring received in said second passage of said second arm, and engaged with said collar, for biasing said lugs of said collar to selectively engage into said grooves of said first arm;
a pin extending through said first passage of said first arm, and said second passage of said second arm, and extending through said collar, said pin including a first end having a recess formed therein and having a flange extended radially therefrom and received in said annular sink recess of said first arm, said flange including two concavities formed therein;
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a button including a rod extended from an underside thereof and inserted into said recess of said pin, and including two tongues slidably extended through said concavities of said flange, and extended into said grooves of said first arm respectively, to contact with said lugs of said collar respectively;
said tongues of said button being engageable with said lugs of said collar to selectively disengage said lugs of said collar from said grooves of said first arm, and to force said lugs of said collar into said notches of said second arm, to release and to allow said first arm and said second arm to be rotated relative to each other, when said button is depressed toward said first arm and said second arm.

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