Fiber optic lighting system for ratcheting wrench
US6126295A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B23/18
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ratcheting wrench, of the type having an elongated handle connected at one end by a neck to a ratchet head having a drive stem, has a manually selectively operable source of illumination contained in the handle and a fiber optic rod bundle contained in the a channel formed in the neck. The fiber optic rod bundle transmits light from the illumination source through the channel so that the transmitted light exits the wrench adjacent the drive stem in a beam which illuminates a lateral work area below and in axial alignment with the drive stem.
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