Nail set
AssigneeTechtronic Industries Co. Ltd.
InventorsThomas Evatt, Clinton C. Thackery
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Abstract
A nail set includes an elongated body having a longitudinal axis and a pivot axis. The nail set also includes a tool member supported by the elongated body at the pivot axis. The tool member includes a first end portion having a first punch tool and a second end portion having a second punch tool that is different than the first punch tool. The tool member is selectively rotatable about the pivot axis. The nail set further includes a locking member supported by the elongated body and is movable between a first position, where the locking member engages the tool member to inhibit rotation of the tool member about the pivot axis, and a second position, where the tool member is rotatable relative to the elongated body about the pivot axis.
Claims17
A nail set comprising:
- an elongated body having a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis and a pivot axis;
- a tool member supported by the elongated body at the pivot axis, the tool member including a first end portion having a first punch tool and a second end portion having a second punch tool that is different from the first punch tool, the tool member being selectively rotatable about the pivot axis;
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- a locking member supported by the elongated body and including an outer surface forming a grip, the locking member movable between a first position, where the outer surface abuts the second end of the elongated body and the locking member engages the tool member to inhibit rotation of the tool member about the pivot axis, and a second position, where the outer surface is spaced apart from the second end of the elongated body and the tool member is rotatable relative to the elongated body about the pivot axis;
- wherein the locking member includes a projection that extends into the elongated body, and wherein the projection engages the tool member when the locking member is in the first position, and is spaced apart from the tool member when the locking member is in the second position.
A nail set comprising:
- an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a pivot axis, a first end, a second end, and a tool slot extending along the longitudinal axis from the first end toward the second end;
- a pin coupled to the first end of the elongated body, the pin defining a pivot axis;
- a tool member supported by the pin and at least partially received in the tool slot of the elongated body, the tool member including a first end portion having a first punch tool, and a second end portion having a second punch tool that is different than the first punch tool;
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- a locking member supported at the second end of the elongated body, the locking member including a striking surface that is movable relative to the elongated body and a generally cylindrical shaft extending into the elongated body, the locking member movable relative to the elongated body between a first position, where the generally cylindrical shaft engages the tool member to inhibit rotation of the tool member about the pivot axis, and a second position, where the generally cylindrical shaft is spaced apart from the tool member and the tool member is rotatable relative the elongated body about the pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.