# US 9,434,056 B2 · Impact tools with pressure verification and/or adjustment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,434,056 B2 - Document ID: US9434056B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/104,039 - Filed: 2013-12-12 - Published: 2015-06-18 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-12-12 - Assignees: Ingersoll-Rand Company - Applicants: Ingersoll-Rand Company - Inventors: Warren A. Seith; Aaron M. Crescenti - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9434056B2 ## CPC - B25B 21/02: with means for imparting impact to screwdriver blade or nut socket - B25B 13/56: Spanner sets - B25B 23/0007: {Connections or joints between tool parts} - B25B 23/1427: {by mechanical means} - B25F 3/00: Associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means; Adapters therefor - B25F 5/029: {with storage compartments (B25F5/027 takes precedence; handles with provisions for storing tool elements B25C1/08)} - B26B 11/003: {having folding handles} - B25B 23/0021: {Prolongations interposed between handle and tool} - B26B 1/046: {with a locking member acting in axial direction parallel to the pivot axis of the blade} - B25B: TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING - B25F: COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR {(machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass B23P23/00 and subgroups)} - B26B: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; {vegetable slicers, julienne cutters and similar devices and holders therefor, B26D3/28}; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; {perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet, B26F1/26}; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H) ## Abstract Illustrative embodiments of impact tools having pressure verification and/or adjustment systems are disclosed. According to at least one illustrative embodiment, an impact tool may comprise a housing, an impact mechanism supported in the housing, a motor supported in the housing, and a pressure probe coupled to the housing. The impact mechanism may be configured to drive rotation of an output shaft about a first axis, the motor may be configured to drive the impact mechanism when energized, and the pressure probe may be configured to couple to a valve of a motor vehicle tire to measure an air pressure of the motor vehicle tire. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An impact tool comprising: a housing; an impact mechanism supported in the housing, the impact mechanism being configured to drive rotation of an output shaft about a first axis; a motor supported in the housing, the motor being configured to drive the impact mechanism when energized; and a pressure probe coupled to the housing, the pressure probe being configured to couple to a valve of a motor vehicle tire to measure an air pressure of the motor vehicle tire. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The impact tool of claim 1, further comprising a display supported by the housing, the display being configured to provide an indication of the air pressure of the motor vehicle tire measured by the pressure probe. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The impact tool of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a cavity formed therein, the cavity being configured to receive the pressure probe when not in use. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The impact tool of claim 3, wherein the pressure probe is rotatably mounted within the cavity such that the pressure probe is configured to be rotated out of the cavity for use. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The impact tool of claim 3, wherein the pressure probe includes a first arm rotatably mounted within the cavity and second arm rotatably mounted to the first arm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The impact tool of claim 1, wherein the pressure probe is integrally formed as part of the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The impact tool of claim 1, wherein the pressure probe extends along a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The impact tool of claim 1, wherein the pressure probe is further configured to adjust the air pressure of the motor vehicle tire. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The impact tool of claim 8, further comprising an air compressor supported in the housing and configured to be driven by the motor, the pressure probe being in fluid communication with the air compressor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The impact tool of claim 8, wherein the impact tool is configured to be connected to an external source of pressurized air, the pressure probe being in selective fluid communication with the source of pressurized air. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The impact tool of claim 1, further comprising an implement holder coupled to the housing of the impact tool, the implement holder being configured to a hold an implement that may be removably coupled the output shaft. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The impact tool of claim 1, wherein the impact mechanism comprises: an anvil coupled to the output shaft and configured to rotate about the first axis; and a hammer configured to rotate about the first axis to periodically deliver an impact blow to the anvil to cause rotation thereof. ### Claim 13 An impact tool comprising: a housing; a motor supported in the housing; an output shaft supported by the housing, the output shaft configured to rotate about a first axis; an impact mechanism supported in the housing, the impact mechanism comprising an anvil coupled to the output shaft and a hammer configured to rotate when driven by the motor to periodically deliver an impact blow to the anvil to cause rotation of the anvil and the output shaft; a pressure probe coupled to the housing, the pressure probe being configured to couple to a valve of a motor vehicle tire to measure an air pressure of the motor vehicle tire; and a display supported by the housing, the display being configured to provide an indication of the air pressure of the motor vehicle tire measured by the pressure probe. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The impact tool of claim 13, wherein the housing includes a cavity formed therein, the cavity being configured to receive the pressure probe when not in use. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The impact tool of claim 14, wherein the pressure probe is rotatably mounted within the cavity such that the pressure probe is configured to be rotated out of the cavity for use. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The impact tool of claim 14, wherein the pressure probe includes a first arm rotatably mounted within the cavity and second arm rotatably mounted to the first arm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The impact tool of claim 13, wherein the pressure probe is integrally formed as part of the housing and extends along a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The impact tool of claim 13, wherein the pressure probe is further configured to adjust the air pressure of the motor vehicle tire. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The impact tool of claim 18, further comprising an air compressor supported in the housing and configured to be driven by the motor, the pressure probe being in fluid communication with the air compressor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The impact tool of claim 18, wherein the impact tool is configured to be connected to an external source of pressurized air, the pressure probe being in selective fluid communication with the source of pressurized air.