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US 7,069,822 B1Granted
Movable wrench handle assembly
OwnerKevin Mathisinventor
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Abstract
A movable wrench handle assembly for facilitating comfortable grasping of a wrench while minimizing interference of the comfortable handle structure with the opposing end couplers of the wrench includes a wrench having a pair of end portions and a medial portion extending between the end portions. A handle member is coupled to the wrench such that the handle member is slidable along the medial portion. A locking assembly holds the handle member in place during use.
Claims19
A movable wrench handle assembly comprising:
- a wrench having a pair of end portions and a medial portion extending between said end portions;
- a handle member coupled to said wrench such that said handle member is slidable along said medial portion;
- locking means for holding said handle member in a position adjacent to a selectable one of said end portions of said wrench;
- wherein said locking means comprises:
- a plurality of indentations in said medial portion of said wrench;
- a locking member extendably coupled to said handle member;
- and
- biasing means for urging said locking member outwardly from said handle member such that said locking member engages a selectable one of said indentations for holding said handle member adjacent to a selected one of said end portions.
5 more elements
A movable wrench handle assembly comprising:
- a wrench having a pair of end portions and a medial portion extending between said end portions;
- a handle member coupled to said wrench such that said handle member is slidable along said medial portion;
- locking means for holding said handle member in a position adjacent to a selectable one of said end portions of said wrench;
- wherein said locking means comprises:
- a plurality of indentations in said medial portion of said wrench, said indentations being arranged into oppositional indentation pairs, each oppositional indentation pair being positioned adjacent to an associated one of said end portions;
- a pair of locking members, each locking member being extendably coupled to said handle member, said locking members being oppositionally positioned for engaging a selectable oppositional indentation pair;
- and
- biasing means for urging each said locking member outwardly from said handle member such that said pair of locking members engage a selectable one of said oppositional indentation pairs for holding said handle member adjacent to a selected one of said end portions.
5 more elements
A movable wrench handle assembly comprising:
- a wrench having a pair of end portions and a medial portion extending between said end portions;
- a handle member coupled to said wrench such that said handle member is slidable along said medial portion;
- a locking assembly configured to hold said handle member in a position adjacent to a selectable one of said end portions of said wrench;
- wherein said locking assembly comprises:
- a plurality of indentations in said medial portion of said wrench;
- a locking member extendably coupled to said handle member;
- and
- a biasing assembly configured to urge said locking member outwardly from said handle member such that said locking member engages a selectable one of said indentations for holding said handle member adjacent to a selected one of said end portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.