GB2464349A

GB2464349A - Multi-angle Hand Tool

Info

Publication number: GB2464349A
Application number: GB0819060A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Fanny Hi
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-10-17
Filing date: 2008-10-17
Publication date: 2010-04-21
Anticipated expiration: 2028-10-17
Also published as: GB2464349B; GB0819060D0

Abstract

A multi-angle hand tool has a handle 10 with a through hole 12 and longitudinal open slot or compartment 11 accommodating an interconnecting element 20, both the handle and element having an embedding portion 16, 213 engaging with an embedding end 32 of a locking device 30, such that in a locked position embedding end 32 engages both embedding portions, and in an unlocked position it only engages the embedding portion 16 of the handle 10, the interconnecting element 20 also pivotally connecting to a connecting device 40. The tool may have a cap 18 which can hold various bits 183 in a socket 17. The lock 30 may have a hole 321 and embedding portion 16 have a protrusion 161 to receive a spring 33 to bias lock 30 into a locked position, and an annular groove 311 and fastener 34 may hold the lock in the through hole 12. An inner surface 14 of the compartment 11 may be split into two portions 141, 142 by positioning portion 13, such that the tool may be used in an L-shape (figure 7), with connecting device 40 abutting the first portion 141, or in a T-shape (figure 8) with connecting device abutting the second portion 142. The connecting device 40 may have a pawl (45 figure 9) interacting with a sheath (46, figure 9) to provide a ratchet.

Description

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2 Background ate LBVC$IQn

2 1. Field of the Invention

4 The present invention relates to a nni1ttangic. hand tool.

2. Descrintion. of the Related Art 0 A convennonal hand tool as shown in reference Taiwan Patent NC) M2.7946 7 meanwhile, the hand tool includes a handle I a drivinu unit 2. a base cap: and a 8 COnnecting stern $,A. pawl 2 is fonned on an end ot the driving unit 2 and 9 disposed in a through$iole 13 which is dehne.d through the handle 1. A pin 3 is I ci formed on the top of the base cap 3 and adapted for 5bUttifl; another end of' the I I driving unit 2. Aratchet 42 is defined on an end of the connecting stem $ 1 2 aincent to the driving unit 2..A teeth portion 43 is formed on the periphery ol' 13 the nnc.hct $2 and allows the pawl 21 engaging therewith.

$ The connecting stem 4 can pivot relative to the driving nun 2 to various 1. 5 angles; however, the connecting stem 4 only can he secured to a specific ositOn O br a stably operahon by nsiuu a spnng to maintain postton of the dnving unit 2.

The present invention is thereibre intended to obviate or at least alleviate the I S nuthiems' encountered in prior an.

20.St!m1nn..Q1Pie inventIon 2 1 Accordingly. the. obiect is achieved by prOv}ding a nuid-angie hand tool Ti that inelodes brindle device an mtcrcnnnecnna element s lockmnn device and a 23 connecting device. [he. handle device includes a compartment longitudinally 24 boated therein, a tiirough4iole thrmned through the top thereof and communicating with the compartment, and an embedding portion defined in the compartment ann relative to the throughhole.. The interconnecting clement tneluces a fIrst hok framed through an end thereof relative, to the rhrough hole 2 and an embedding portion tbrmect in the first hole, The locking device is 3 installed in the through"hoie ot the handle device and the best hole ot the t interconnecting element, and includes an embedded end corresponthne to the e.mbeading poruon of the handle device and the embedding portjon of the 6 interconnecting device, The connecting device is pivotally coupled to another 1 end ot the interconnecting elernesil opposite to the locking device and adapted for 8 connecting to hits of tool. When the locking device is in a first posItion, the $ embedded end ot the locking devIce engages with the. embedding portion of the I. (I handle device arid the embeddina portion of the interconnecting element. When I the locking device is in a second position. the embedded end of the ioc5'ing device I 2 engages with the embedding portion of the handle device and disengages from the I.> embedding portion otifle interconnectuta element, $ The primary advantage of the muitiangIe hand tool according to the present mvention 15 tO provide various shapes hand tool fbr operation so that user can operate in difi'drent condittons and achieve the. purposes of eftortsaving and time-saving both.

1 8 Other advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent 1 $ tI'oni the lbll.owing descriptions referring to the drawings.

21 BriefLkserIQpno'flhe Drawings $2 "[he present invention will be described via detailed illustration of the 23 pretbrred embodiment rethrring to the drawings.

Figure 1 $ a perspecuve view of a nmltkmgie nand toot according to the tirt $5 enlirneni ittc pmm wventomi, 2$ Firrun, .2 is an exploded view of the mdtiangle hand tool shown in Figure 1 Figure 3 is a erossseeflonal view at the IanOIe device anct the 1 interconneetmg eLement of the muUiangk hand tool shown in Figure. 2.

3 Figure $a is a cross-sectional view 01 the. multi-angie hand tool taken along a 4 line 4a-4a shown in Figure 1.

4h is a crc sectiona oew of the t lnanole hand tool taker along a 0 line 4b-4b shown in Fire. 3,.

7 Figure 5a is a. cross-sectional view similar to F'igure 4a illustrating the.

F embedded end of the locking device being pressed to engage with the. *eanbedchnz $ portion. of the handle device, o Figure 51i is a c.rosssectional view similar to Fianre $h, illustrating the.

I embedded end of the. locking nov ice being pre.ssed to engage with the e.rnhe.ddhig 12 portion at tile Inndile, device, 3 Figure h is a crosssectionai view similar to Figure 5b. illustrating, the 1 4 eonneeting end driven to pivot relative to the ioekng device via the inte.reonaectrng element.

0 Figure 7 is another cross-sectional view similar to Figure 4a. illustrating the.

7 connectin end secured to the first position relative to the handie devc.e, F Figure 8 is another cross-sectional view similar to Figure 4a, illustratin, the I $ connecting end secured to the second position relative to the handle device It) Figure 9 is a. perspective view at a multi-angle hand tool according to the 2 first. enibochmeirt of' the present invention.

2 Figure:t U is a cross-sectional view of' the rnufti-angle hand tool shown in 2 Figure 9.

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o Fure. I through:3, nuitiangk band tool in accordance with 2 a fir iiitn in th present invention indudes a handk device I 0. u

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intcectir eenient 20 and e.xend from the pivoting end 2 repective.Lv.

2. One of the. eitng ends 22 is pacufle to the other connecting nd 22., and there *,3SSSS.*S.*SS throf. The iing id 4 tuirihe.r i dud<s a pivoting.hck 41 1 pondig fl 1VJ t IUL t'ii end.: <t p.esed: ea to the 2 emii&kd 32 pwad as make the kckIng device $0 to retwu o the first ..:

Claims

Is eU$ med is 2 1. p iitmgle hand tool eo.irprtsng: 3 a nandie device including a. compartment longitudinally formed therein and $ open to a side thereof, a through.h&e tbrmed thereon and eomrnumcaOon with the compartment and an enibeddmg portion dehned in the. eoniparttnent', o an interconnecting eLement disposed in the corn artment and including a pvotrng end ibemed on an end thereof and having an embedding ponion; ii aiockmg device installed in the through$ioic and nciumng an embedded cnn 9 defined on an end thereof: O wherein when the locking device is in a. first positiorc the embedded end of I the. locking devce e.ngage.s with the embedding Prt(1 of the handle device and 2 the mribcttumg pon ion ol the interconnecting clemeni both: 13 wperen when the locking dc,vae is in a second posflon, the embedded end 1 $ of the. bockin device engages with the. embedding nortion of the handle device and disengages from the enihedd.ing porhon of the. mterconnectnig element; and I 6 a connecting device pivotally coupled to another end of the interconnecting 17 element..1. i'
2. The. rnuhhangle: hand tool as claimed in claim I. wherein the hncrc.onnecting element tunher includes two connecting ends extending from the pivoting end of the interconnecting element, with a gap defined between the connecting ends for 2 1 receivina a pivoting end. of the connecting device.2.2
3. The nnhhangle hand tool as claimed in claim 2, with each connecting end 23 having a second hole., with the pivoting end of the connecting device having a 2t Pivoting hole eoirespondng to said second holes, with a pin a.dapteo to couple 23 said p2i ot.in&2. hole to said second holes.1
4. The irwithangle hand tool as claimed in claim 1. wherein the sicklng devLce* : further includes a reeev:ng hole defined in. the embedded end and an elastic 3 element dmposed between the receiving hole and the embedding port}on in the $ handle device.S
5. The. mu.ltf-aigle hand too as claimed in claim I. wtterem the tucking device 0 further nc1ndes an annular groove formed thereon and. a fastener ctisposen in the 7 Annular groove. tL Jim nluithOi4ale hand tool as claimed in claim I. with the compartment V tlAViIW; a first and a second inner siulaces for abutting with the connecting device I 0 selectIvely and a posnioning potiwn defined on the first inner su.rthcc fox I I cuspostn. the votmg end of the interconnecting element.1 2 7, The nmlthangie. hand tool as' claimed in claim 6, with the positioning portion 3 senarates the tirst inner surface to a first and a second sides, with the second side 14 adjacent to the second inner surface.I ç * The, nxulti'angk. hand tool as claimed in claim I. wherein the handle device 1 0 lhrther md nOes a socket formed on another thereof and a cap provided to couple 1 7 to the socket and adapted Sex storage of various kinds of bits, lb 9. The multiangle hand tool as claimed in claim I further comprising a cavity I V formed on the connecting device, a. pawl and a spring thsnosed in the c.avrtsc and a sheath mounted on the connecting device and abutting with the pawl.

2 1. 10. The multOangle hand tool as claimed in claim 9, with the sheath forming a 2 groove therein, with a Cclip received in the groove.23 1.1. The multOangle hand tool as claimed rn claim I, wherein by operation of the 2$ locking device in the. second position, the connecting device is positioned as to form the multOangie hand tool being Lshape.d.12. The mdti-angie hand tol as ciainied in claim I. wherein by operation of the 2 locking device in the second posjtion., the connecting device is positioned as to s lbrm the multi-angle hand toni berag *lshaped.$ 13. The multi-angle hand tool as dairned in daim 7, wherein by operation otthe kicking device in the second position, the conn..tri devc.e is posmonecl as to 0 form the nauhi-angle. hand tool being L-shaped. with the front end of the 7 c.onnec.ftnl device abutting the first side ot the first inner surthce.S 4. The multi-angie hand tool as claimed in claim 7, wherem by operation of the 9 kicking device in the second positions the connecting device is positioned as to lorin the multi-angle hand tool being T-shaped. with the connecting device I abutting the second side of the. first inner surthee and the second tirs inner surlhee respectively.13 5 The multi -angle hand tool as claimed in claim I, with the embedding portion 14 of the handle device havmg a plurality of teeth fonned on the interior poriphery thereof b 16. The niufti-anule hand tool as claimed in claim I. with the embedwng portion / of the interconnecting element having a plura.lty of teeth fonned. on the interim S periphery thereof 1 9 1 7 The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claim I with the embedded end ot the locking device having a plurality of teeth ibrrned on the outer neriphery thereot 22 1 5. A multi-angie hand tool substantially as hereinbeibre described with 23 reference to the accompanying drawings.Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows: 1 What is claimed is: 2 1. A multi-angle hand tool comprising: 3 a handle device including a compartment longitudinally formed on an end 4 thereof and open to a side thereof, a through-hole formed thereon and in communication with the compartment and an embedding portion defined in the 6 compartment; 7 an interconnecting element disposed in the compartment and including a 8 pivoting end formed on an end thereof and having an embedding portion, with the 9 compartment having first and second inner surfaces for selectively abutting with the connecting device and a positioning portion defined on the first inner surface 11 to accommodate the pivoting end of the interconnecting element; 12 a locking device installed in the through-hole and including an embedded end 13 defined on an end thereof; 14 wherein when the locking device is in a first position, the embedded end of the locking device engages with the embedding portion of both the handle device 16 and the embedding portion of the interconnecting element; 17 wherein when the locking device is in a second position, the embedded end 18 of the locking device engages with the embedding portion of the handle device S...and disengages from the embedding portion of the interconnecting element; and a connecting device pivotally coupled to another end of the interconnecting e. * I S...*2 1 element.*...S.* :22 2. A multi-angle hand tool comprising: S.....* 23 a handle device including a compartment longitudinally formed on an end *SS 24 thereof and open to a side thereof, a through-hole formed thereon and in communication with the compartment and an embedding portion defined in the 26 compartment 1 an interconnecting element disposed in the compartment and including a 2 pivoting end formed on an end thereof and having an embedding portion 3 a locking device installed in the through-hole and including an embedded end 4 defined on a end thereof wherein when the locking device is in a first position, the embedded end of 6 the locking device engages with the embedding portion of both the handle device 7 and the embedding portion of the interconnecting element 8 wherein when the locking device is in a second position, the embedded end 9 of the locking device engages with the embedding portion of the handle device and disengages from the embedding portion of the interconnecting element; and 11 a connecting device pivotally coupled to another end of the interconnecting 12 element; 13 wherein the locking device further includes a receiving hole defined in the 14 embedded end and an elastic element disposed between the receiving hole and the embedding portion of the handle device.16 3. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2, wherein the 17 interconnecting element further includes two connecting tabs extending from the 18 pivoting end of the interconnecting element, with a gap defined between the *..* :: : 19 connecting tabs for receiving a pivoting end of the connecting device. S...4. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2, with each S...5w21 connecting tab having a second hole, with the pivoting end of the connecting *...S.* :22 device having a pivoting hole corresponding to said second holes, with a pin 23 adapted to couple said pivoting hole to said second holes. *1 5. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2, wherein the 2 locking device further includes an annular groove formed thereon and a fastener 3 disposed in the annular groove. 4.
6. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2 wherein, with the 6 positioning portion separates the first inner surface to first and second sides, with 7 the second side adjacent to the second inner surface.8
7. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2, wherein the handle 9 device further includes a socket formed on another end thereof and a cap provided to couple to the socket and adapted for storage of various kinds of bits.11
8. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2 further comprising 12 a cavity formed on the connecting device, a pawl and a spring disposed in the 13 cavity, and a sheath mounted on the connecting device and abutting with the pawl.14
9. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claim 8, with the sheath forming a groove therein, with a C-clip received in the groove.16
10. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2, wherein by 17 operation of the locking device in the second position, the connecting device is 18 positioned as to form the multi-angle hand tool being L-shaped.
11. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2, wherein by S...operation of the locking device in the second position, the connecting device is S...21 positioned as to form the multi-angle hand tool being T-shaped.*....S * :22
12. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claim 6, wherein by operation of 23 the locking device in the second position, the connecting device is positioned as * *.24 to form the multi-angle hand tool being L-shaped, with the front end of the connecting device abutting the first side of the first inner surface.1
13. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claim 6, wherein by operation of 2 the locking device in the second position, the connecting device is positioned as 3 to form the multi-angle hand tool being T-shaped, with the connecting device 4 abutting the second side of the first inner surface and the second first inner surface respectively.6
14. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2, with the 7 embedding portion of the handle device having a plurality of teeth formed on the 8 interior periphery thereof.9
15. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2, with the embedding portion of the interconnecting element having a plurality of teeth 11 formed on the interior periphery thereof.12
16. The multi-angle hand tool as claimed in claims 1 and 2, with the embedded 13 end of the locking device having a plurality of teeth formed on the outer periphery 14 thereof.
17. A multi-angle hand tool substantially as hereinbefore described with 16 reference to the accompanying drawings.*..* :19 *sa. * * S... *SSS * S S... S... * .SS.....S *S.