Apex Brands, Inc.

A hand tool includes a handle assembly, a jaw assembly, a locking assembly, and an adjustment assembly. The handle assembly may include a first handle and a second handle, each of the first and second handles having a proximal end and a distal end. The jaw assembly may include a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw may be attached to the proximal end the second handle via a transition region comprising an adjustment channel. The locking assembly may be configured to enable the first and second jaws to be locked at a selected distance from each other in a locked state. The adjustment assembly may include the adjustment channel and a bite adjustment member configured to enable the selected distance to be modified in an unlocked state based on a position of the bite adjustment member in the adjustment channel.

An apparatus such as an electronic torque wrench ( 100 ) includes processing circuitry ( 202 ) and one or more transducers ( 210 ). The processing circuitry ( 202 ) is configured to determine the applied torque ( 404 ), and determine an indication torque that is less than a target torque by an estimated torque overshoot representing an added amount over the applied torque for an estimated response time of an operator ( 406 ). The processing circuitry ( 202 ) is configured to compare the applied torque and the indication torque to determine when the applied torque matches the indication torque ( 408 ); and in response, output an alert to the operator to release a force from which the applied torque is produced ( 410 ). The alert is output as an output signal, and the one or more transducers ( 210 ) are configured to convert the output signal to user-perceptible feedback.

An example wrench is provided. The example wrench includes a first jaw having a first jaw engaging surface configured to engage a first side of a fastener and a second jaw having a second jaw engaging surface configured to engage a second side of a fastener. A first plane defined by the first jaw engaging surface may intersect with a second plane defined by the second jaw engaging surface at an engagement angle. The engagement angle may be an acute angle.

A wrench may include a head, a drive tang that engages a work piece, a locking detent operably coupled to the drive tang, and a release button configured to control operation of the locking detent. The release button may be movable between a locked position where the locking detent locks the work piece to the drive tang and an unlocked position where the detent permits removal of the work piece from the drive tang. The wrench may also include a slide lock member configured to slide along a second direction between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the slide lock member may prevent movement of the release button, and, in the disengaged position, the slide lock member may be disengaged from the release button to permit movement of the release button from the locked position to the unlocked position.

An apparatus such as an electronic torque wrench is provided that includes a communication interface, strain gauge assembly, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and processing circuitry. The communication interface is configured to enable the apparatus to telecommunicate with a computer or computer hardware. The strain gauge assembly is configured to measure an applied torque, and produce an analog electrical signal that varies in voltage with the applied torque; and the analog-to-digital converter is configured to convert the analog electrical signal to an equivalent digital electrical signal. The processing circuitry is configured to receive an indication of a target torque from the computer or computer hardware via the communication interface, determine the applied torque from the equivalent digital electrical signal, perform a comparison of the target torque and the applied torque, and output an indication of the applied torque based on the comparison.

An anvil for use with a power tool may include a shank and a ram lug. The shank may have a first end and a second end. The ram lug may extend radially from the second end of the shank. The ram lug may include an impact surface configured to receive an impact force from a hammer of the power tool and an impact layer comprising the impact surface. The impact layer may have been formed via a treatment process to have an impact layer depth to an impact layer transitional material interface with an interior region of the ram lug. The impact layer may have a first hardness and the interior region of the ram lug may have a second hardness. The first hardness may be greater than the second hardness.

An extractor tool may include a driven end configured to receive drive power from a driving device, a drive end configured to interface with a fastener, and a body portion extending between the driven end and the drive end about an axis of the extractor tool. The drive end may include a fastener engagement recess which may extend into the body portion and coaxial with the body portion. The fastener engagement recess may include a plurality of engagement ribs that may be configured to engage with the fastener such that the fastener is drivable in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction while avoiding contact with corner portions of the fastener. The extractor tool may further include a magnet carrier assembly which may be operably coupled to a magnet which may be configured to engage with the fastener at different depths of the fastener engagement recess.

An anvil for use with a power tool may include a shank and ram lug. The stank may have a first end and a second end. The ram lug may extend radially from the second end of the shank. The am lug may include an impact surface configured to receive an impact force from a hammer of the power tool and an impact layer comprising the impact surface. The impact layer may have been formed via a treatment process to have an impact layer depth to an impact layer transitional material interface with an interior region of the ram lug. The impact layer may have a first hardness and the interior region of the ram lug may have a second hardness. The first hardness may be greater than the second hardness.

A torque wrench may include a head having a driving member configured to be operably coupled to a socket, a handle, a lever arm operably coupled to the head and the handle at respective opposing ends thereof, a torque adjuster configured to enable a torque setting of the torque wrench to be adjusted and an adjustment channel which may be disposed between the handle and the torque adjuster. A locking member may be disposed within the adjustment channel to block the torque adjuster from changing the torque setting.

A circlip pliers may include a head section which may include a top jaw and a bottom jaw, a handle section which may include a top handle and a bottom handle, a joint assembly which may operably couple the head section to the handle section, and a tip assembly which may include a first tip which may be disposed at a distal end of the top jaw and a second tip which may be disposed at a distal end of the bottom jaw. The first and second tips may each include a base portion, a cylindrical body portion and a retention lip which may be disposed at a distal end of the cylindrical body portion.