US Patent: 5,542,322 - Compact Folding Wrench


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US Patent: 5,542,322

Compact Folding Wrench

Patentees:

Robert L. Knox (exact or similar names) - Shiloh, GA

John C. Reddy (exact or similar names) - Columbus, GA

USPTO Classifications:

81/177.6, 81/177.8

Tool Categories:

wrenches : socket wrenches

Assignees:

J. H. Williams & Co. - Columbus, GA

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

none listed

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Jun. 23, 1995
Granted:	Aug. 06, 1996

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Description:

Kilpatrick & Cody - patent attorneys

John S. Pratt, Esq. Scott T Weingaertner, Esq.

Abstract

A compact, foldable wrench having a head for engaging a threaded fastener to be rotated, and a handle pivotally attached to the head for use in a folded position substantially surrounding the head or an open position projecting radially from the head. The head may contain an opening to receive a fastener head (e.g., may be in the form of a box wrench), or alternatively, it may house a ratchet mechanism adapted to receive a drive socket or other fastener drive. In another embodiment, the head may house a screw driver