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US3187610A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Telescopic multiple wrench

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-15
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1983-10-15
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles O Russman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 03:29
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25B; B25B13/00; B25B13/10; B25B13/102

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A MULTIPLE SOCKET WRENCH COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HOUSING HAVING AN AXIALLY-EXTENDING CYLINDRICAL BORE EXTENDING FROM END-TO-END THERETHROUGH, A FIRST ELONGATED SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WRENCH TELESCOPED WITHIN SAID BORE, MEANS FIXEDLY SECURING SAID FIRST WRENCH TO SAID HOUSING, SAID FIRST WRENCH HAVING AN INTERNAL POLYGONAL CONFIGURATION DIFFERING IN SIZE AT ITS RESPECTIVE OPPOSED ENDS, SAID FIRST WRENCH HAVING A PLURALITY OF AXIALLYSPACED INTERNAL CIMCUMFERENTIAL GROOVES FORMED THEREIN, A SECOND WRENCH HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL EXTERNAL CONFIGURATION SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID FIRST WRENCH, SAID SECOND WRENCH HAVING A PAIR OF POLYGONAL GUIDE MEMBERS ON THE EXTERNAL SIDE THEREOF CONFORMING IN CONFIGURATION TO THE POLYGONAL CONFIGURATION OF SAID FIRST WRENCH, SAID GUIDE MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED IN AXIALLYSPACED RELATINSHIP RELATIVE TO SAID SECOND WRENCH, SAID SECOND WRENCH HAVING A SPRING ELEMENT DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID GUIDE MEMBERS, SAID SPRING ELEMENT BEING SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITHIN ONE OF SAID GROOVES FORMED IN SAID FIRST WRENCH WHEREBY SAID OPPOSED ENDS OF SAID SECOND WRENCH MAY BE SELECTIVELY EXPOSED BEYOND OPPOSED ENDS OF SAID FIRST WRENCH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A MULTIPLE SOCKET WRENCH COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HOUSING HAVING AN AXIALLY-EXTENDING CYLINDRICAL BORE EXTENDING FROM END-TO-END THERETHROUGH, A FIRST ELONGATED SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL WRENCH TELESCOPED WITHIN SAID BORE, MEANS FIXEDLY SECURING SAID FIRST WRENCH TO SAID HOUSING, SAID FIRST WRENCH HAVING AN INTERNAL POLYGONAL CONFIGURATION DIFFERING IN SIZE AT ITS RESPECTIVE OPPOSED ENDS, SAID FIRST WRENCH HAVING A PLURALITY OF AXIALLYSPACED INTERNAL CIMCUMFERENTIAL GROOVES FORMED THEREIN, A SECOND WRENCH HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL EXTERNAL CONFIGURATION SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID FIRST WRENCH, SAID SECOND WRENCH HAVING A PAIR OF POLYGONAL GUIDE MEMBERS ON THE EXTERNAL SIDE THEREOF CONFORMING IN CONFIGURATION TO THE POLYGONAL CONFIGURATION OF SAID FIRST WRENCH, SAID GUIDE MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED IN AXIALLYSPACED RELATINSHIP RELATIVE TO SAID SECOND WRENCH, SAID SECOND WRENCH HAVING A SPRING ELEMENT DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID GUIDE MEMBERS, SAID SPRING ELEMENT BEING SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITHIN ONE OF SAID GROOVES FORMED IN SAID FIRST WRENCH WHEREBY SAID OPPOSED ENDS OF SAID SECOND WRENCH MAY BE SELECTIVELY EXPOSED BEYOND OPPOSED ENDS OF SAID FIRST WRENCH.

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