Wrench
AssigneeIrwin Industrial Tool Company
InventorsBrandon Seth Cross, Derek James Nash
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Abstract
A wrench comprises a handle connected to a housing. A socket is rotatably supported in the housing for ratcheting movement relative to the housing. A retaining member releasably secures a device in the socket. A retainer is supported on the housing and is movable between a first position and a second position. The retainer, when in the first position, at least partially overlays the socket. A plurality of guides orient a member relative to the socket. The guides are mounted in a rotatable body. A first handle is permanently connected to the housing and a second handle is removably connected to the housing.
Claims16
A wrench comprising:
- a body defining a socket, said socket including a plurality of first faces;
- a handle connected to said body;
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- a retaining member for releasably securing a device in said socket, wherein said retaining member is permanently connected to said body and rotates relative to said body between a first position and a second position and includes a portion that extends at least partially over said device in said second position and includes a plurality of second faces that are substantially coextensive with said plurality of first faces in said first position.
A wrench comprising:
- a body defining a socket, said socket including a plurality of first faces;
- a first handle and a second handle connected to said body;
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- a retaining member for releasably securing a device in said socket, wherein said retaining member rotates relative to said body between a first position and a second position and includes a plurality of spaced apart portions that extend partially over said device in said second position,
- wherein in said second position, said plurality of spaced apart portions of said retaining member engage a plurality of faces of said device, each of said faces of said device being spaced apart from each other around the periphery of said device.
A wrench comprising:
- a body defining a socket, said socket comprising a plurality of adjacent flat faces disposed at an angle with a corner created between each pair of adjacent flat faces on the socket;
- a handle connected to said body;
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- a retaining member for releasably securing a device in said socket, wherein said retaining member rotates relative to said body between a first position and a second position, and wherein said retaining member has a periphery defined by a plurality of faces on the retaining member that are substantially coextensive with the plurality of adjacent flat faces on the socket in said first position and wherein said retaining member in said second position includes a portion that extends at least partially over said corners of said socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.