US1144555A - Tool. - Google Patents

Description

Le RoY FLLQmmE.y TOOL. APPUcAnoN mrs-b APH. 1. 1915;

1,144,555. mantenne 29.11915.

No I 6 1(9/ LEROY FLQRRHINE ESE TC' "DIEG, ASSIGNOR 0E. UNE-HALF TO L'USSELL EL #55: S-ll @IEC-0, CALIFORNI.

,.gjrg$555 Specification ef Letters atent. Patented Jun@ 29, 1915.

npplioaton filed .april 7,

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This invention 'relates totools and has tor its primary object to provide a combination Wrench and plier which is strong and durable in its eens rnction and very serviceable and convenient in practical :it is another important object of my invention to produce a. device or the above character in which all of the several parts are disposed in saine plane so the the jaws of the tool may be readily engaged nu). v

.vvith an object in restricted spaces "-.vhere the ordinary Wrench could not be conveniently employed The invention has for a 'further and more speeic obiect to provide a shank havinga jaw on one end and a lateral seat projecting from the inner end of said iavv, a. movable jaw slidably mounted upon the seat and having a shank, ar l means e l respect te the relatively stationary clnding a yelte member throngh which said shank is mevably disposed, and a lever fnl erumed upon one end of the shank and. pivotally conn to said yolie ineinben wherebyV t? e a Lay be moved upon its sea toward the stationary 1jaw and into gripning envegement th an eeject,

"W ith tne above and 'other objects in viewj my invention consists in the novel features of construction., combinatie@ and arrange ment of parts to be nereniafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the ac companying drawing, in Whicn,

Figure 1 is a. side elevation of a tool constructed in accordance 'with the preferred emboc `nt of .my invention; E 1g.V 2 is edge s thereof; Fig. 3 is 'a section n on tl c 3- or "1 1; Fig. il is a section take of Fig. and ifi?. e

n View or the collar or Referring in detail to the drawing, 5

designates the shank ell ythe toel upon one end of which a longitudinal enig .jaw 6 is ferme l. et the inner e h 1915. Serial No. 19,79.

6, a laterally extending arm 7 is formed, in the o uter face of which a longitudinally disposed groove or channel 8 is provided. Through the inner end of the jaw 6, the transverse opening 9 is formed7 in which the shanl; 10 of the movable aw 11 is laterally disposed. @ne end of this shank is engaged in the groove or channel 8, -whereby the movable jaw 11'is guided in its movement with respect to the relatively stationary jaw 6. The opposite longitudinal edges of the shank 10 are Jiormed with teeth, indicated at 13 for a purpose to be later referred to.

A lug or ear 1l projects laterally from the opposite edge of the shanlror handle member '5 with respect to the arm 7 and is provided with a. slot 15 disposed in substantially parallel relation to the Shank 16 designates a lever which is of channelshaped form in cross-section and has its opposite sides laterally extended at one end to provide the spaced ears 17 between which the ear or lug 1d on the handle 5 is disposed. T he ears 1? are connected by a pin 18 which slides freely in the slot 15 of the lug 14.,

Upon the shank 10 of the movable jaw, a rectangular collar or yoke member 19 is said yoke member being provided Ywith an opening to accommodate the circular nut 20 which is interiorly threaded for engagement with the threads 13 on said shank. T he yoke member 19 is also formed With an ear 21 which is disposed between the opposed sides of the channel-shaped lever 1G and pivotally connected thereto by means of the pin 22. One end of a leaf spring Q3 is fixed to the lug or ear 14 on the handle or shank 5 or' the tool and extends inwardly therefrom, and has its major por tion engaged against the ghannel-shaped lever 1G. This leaf spring normally acts to torce the lever outwardly or laterally from the handle 5 and thus yieldingly re- -tain the movable jaw 11 in spaced relation to the jaw 6. I

ln the use of my improved tool, it will be understood that the jai-7 11 is irst adjusted respect to the javi 6 by turning the. ad.- gusting nut QG. The tvvojavvs are then engagedupon theopposite sides of the object and the palm oia the hand is engaged npon the handle or shank 5 While the ngere grasp the same inwardly vice eser ermee@ ,Spring 23.v it will-'thus be understood their, owing tc the connection of. this leverl to the yoke member 19*y tfiekuioveble jew' 'will be forced toward the' stationery jew 6 end I into clamping or gripping engagement upon the object. Afterfthe :out orl other member hesbeen turned es fer es itis possible, Athe operator'. releases the pressure upon the lever 156 so that the spring 23 acts to return the adjusteblel`3ew to its `normal position, and thet'wo'jews ere-then 'egein applied to thev object Ain tlie marmer, above described, so

that the seme may? be further' turiied# vty will thus be 'apparent that the nut 2G is not alone' relied upon to hold tlieedjusteble jew in' engagement yfith'the object, but the gripor pressure upon the moveblelever-l also eectuelly holds`^themoveble yjew against. y l an outward movement 'and-iirits 'applied 2 0.

position. A :very minute fedjustment `may be 'obtained Vso ,that lthe jaws are vapplicable to various sizes Vciruits vor otherv objects.` lt Willv be perticulerlyobseryed, from refverenceto'lig; 25 `toet ell of the several parts ing, the construction, marmer of operation,

are ldisposedv Siri theseme opereting plane so that the tool may 'be used io close or confmed spaces v"Where the ordinary' "Wreiich could not be readily employed.

A,From the foregoing description, teken in connection with the accompanying 'drowend severaljadvantages of the invention 4vWill be clearly and fully und,ersteod. The mov! able jew may be very easily and quickly adjusted and,l as the several parter of therrtool are' of exceedingly simple orm,v it will be appreieted that 'the seme ie very strong sind 'durable 'e.31dprovides, in e'ect, two which may loe manufactured et sulostzmtiallyv` the same cost es toe ordioaryyvreoeh now in common use. it is, of course, obvious that the tool may loe constructed-in verrous sizes,

ein accordance with' the particular use for' Whichit is primarily designed The device Y is also susceptible of Various cheogesin the form, proportion, "and arrangement ofthe 'several elements2 andi, therefore, reserve `vthe privilege vof resorting to all suchvlegiti- 'jmate changes es may be. fairly embodied Within the spirit 'and scope of theinvention "as claimed. A

' Having thus ullydescribed my invention, Whatl'desire Jn30-claim and secure by Letters Potent isz-4 A tool ofthe character described includ- 'esoA e handle having a stationary jaw formedl on one end, an' adjustable'jew opposed to the stationery jew end providedfwitl a shank, e yoke member through'rwhich Asaid sbonk is disposed, e/nut arranged in sidiyo'ke member fand engaged upon' the: threaded shank., seid handle being -ormed with a' letereily projecting eier homing a slot therein, and a springpressed lever ,provided with e fulcrum shiteble in seidy slot,` said lever being pivotelly connected et its endxtoseid 'yoke member.

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