Support for hand operated rotatable tool
US5263392A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60B29/007
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A support (10) for a hand operated rotatable tool, such as a wheel brace (12), having a socket (74) for location upon a nut/stud (14) for supporting an elbow (72) of the tool during use to inhibit slippage of the socket (74) off the nut/stud (14). The support (10) solves the problem of loosening nuts/studs (14) tightened with pneumatic wrenches--which loosening is often difficult and sometimes impossible with the relatively small wheel braces (12) provided in vehicle tool kits. The support (10) has a cradle (26) whose height above the ground can be adjusted so as to support the wheel brace (12) whilst maintaining an axis of the socket (74) in alignment with an axis of the nut/stud (14). The cradle (26) is mounted upon a frame (19) having a base (20), a first leg (22) and a second leg (24). The first leg (22) is pivoted between the base (20) and the second leg (24) so that the support (10) can be collapsed to a storage condition and erected to an in-use condition with the cradle (26) disposed upper-most. A tongue (58) of a free end (56) of the second leg (24) engages with one of a plurality of slots (40) in an outer base member (30) of the base (20) for effecting adjustment of the h…
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