Adjustable hand tool with dual functions

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6651301
  • Patent Number
    6,651,301
  • Date Filed
    Friday, June 28, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 25, 2003
    21 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Jones; David
    Agents
    • Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
Abstract
A dual function adjustable hand tool including a head device having a hollow and a room. The hollow is coupled to the room and threaded on one side to screw with a pull-over member. The room further includes a leverage system. An adjusting device is placed between the lead device and the lower handle, and has at least one wheel that includes a hole, with a connecting shaft passing through it and a hole with a connecting rod passing through it. One side of the connecting rod couples to the second side of the leverage and the other side of the connecting rod screws to a sleeve which is coupled to the upper handle by a pin. The device further includes, a concavity and a wave spring; a setting device having a connecting nut, a setting rod and a setting nut wherein the connecting nut is screwed with the setting rod; and an assembly device including a connecting sleeve and a connecting device.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a hand tool. More specifically, the present invention discloses an adjustable hand tool with adjustable operating distance and angle, and having riveting and nut insertion functions.




2. Description of Prior Art




Traditionally riveters and nut-riveters have been used in industry and carpentry. However, users must buy or carry both the riveter and nut-riveter which is inconvenient. Furthermore, the traditional tools require the user to squeeze the handles of the tools, which are connected to a central rod, in order to pull the central rod and insert-nut in order to deform the rivet and insert-nut for fastening. However, since the operating distance of the handle is fixed, it is difficult for the user apply force on the handle if the operating distance is too long. If the operating distance is too short, the insert-nut doesn't deform properly so the attachment is loose. These are some of the disadvantages of the conventional hand-tools.




Additionally, hand tools needed operate at various angles such as vertical or horizontal, on a high or low plane. To date, some hand tools have adjustable functions but require additional tools to make the adjustments. When a user is using the tool in a high altitude situation, the user is put into further.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




It is an object of the present invention to provide an adjustable hand tool having riveting functions and inserting nut functions, one tool comprising two systems increases convenience.




It is another object of the present invention to provide an adjustable hand tool comprising an adjustable nut for adjusting the operating distance of the handle in order to adapt to operating needs.




It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an adjustable hand tool which can be adjusted without the need for other tools and parts can be changed in order to increase convenience for the user.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS




The above and further objects, features and advantages of the invention will become clear from the following more detailed description when read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:





FIG. 1

is an explode view illustrating the multiple function hand tool according to an embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a perspective view illustrating the multiple function hand tool according to an embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a drawing illustrating changing the angle of the multiple function hand tool according to an embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 4

is an exploded view illustrating the multiple function hand tool according to an embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a perspective view illustrating the multiple function hand tool according to an embodiment of the present invention; and





FIG. 6

is a sectional view of

FIG. 5

illustrating the multiple function hand tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




Referring to

FIGS. 1 and 2

, the adjustable hand tool comprises a head device


10


, a handle


20


, an adjustable device


30


, a setting device


40


and a connecting device


50


. The head device


10


comprises a hollow


11


and a room


12


. Between the hollow


11


and the room


12


is a pivotal leverage


13


comprising a first side


131


and a second side


132


wherein the first side


131


extends in hollow


11


. The handle


20


comprises an upper handle


21


and a lower handle


22


wherein between them is a spring


23


and a positioning hole


26


on upper handle


21


. Furthermore, the head device


10


and lower handle


22


connect at and angle of 45 degrees and includes apertures


14


,


24


and concavities


15


,


25


.




The adjustable device


30


comprises an upper wheel


31


and a lower wheel


32


fastening respectively to the concavities


25


,


15


between the lower handle


22


and the head device


10


. The upper wheel


31


and the lower wheel


32


having holes


311


and


321


which provide a connecting shaft


33


through them and placed in the apertures


14


,


24


between the lower handle


22


and the head device


10


and fastened by a nut


34


. The connecting shaft


33


comprises a shaft hole


331


providing a connecting rod


35


, one side of it connecting to the second side of leverage


13


and the other side of it fastening to a sleeve


36


comprising an arc channel


361


being connected pivotally to upper handle


21


by a pin


37


. Furthermore, the inside of upper wheel


31


and lower wheel


32


further includes a spring


39


.




The angle of the adjustable hand tool can be changed by forcing the head device to rotate 180 degrees (clockwise or counter clockwise). Refer to

FIG. 3

which illustrates the angle of the hand tool in a changed position.




The setting device


40


comprises a connecting nut


41


, a setting rod


42


and a setting nut


43


(refer to FIG.


2


). The connecting nut


41


is placed in the lower handle


22


by a pin


44


and fastened to the setting rod


44


. The setting nut


43


passes through the positioning hole


26


of upper handle


21


and comprises an inside thread


431


fastened to the setting rod


42


and a setting hole


432


provides a passage for the setting rod


42


through it. The setting rod


42


in the setting hole


432


has a rubber pad


45


to increase the friction between the setting nut


43


and the setting rod


42


to prevent looseness.




When adjusting the setting nut


43


, the setting rod


42


moves in an axial direction in setting hole


432


of setting nut


43


to adjust the distance between the upper handle


21


and the lower handle


22


. This has the effect on the hand tool in adjusting the operating distance.




The connecting device


50


comprises a connecting sleeve


51


, a pull rod


52


, a pull sleeve


53


, a fastening nut


54


, an adjustable screw


55


, a fastening screw


56


and a rotating member


57


. The connecting sleeve


51


is placed in hollow


11


of head device


10


and pull-over member


16


and comprises a recession


511


and an inside thread


512


wherein the recession


511


is moved by the first side


131


of leverage


13


. The one side of pull rod


52


screws to the pull sleeve


53


by passing through the connecting sleeve


51


and the other side of pull rod


52


passes through the pull-over member


16


the fastening nut


54


and adjustable screw


55


. The pull sleeve


53


passes through the fastening screw


56


to the rotating member


57


and is fastened by a pin


571


.




When an insertion nut is placed in the bottom of the pull rod


52


, the user squeezes the upper handle


21


to move the pull rod


52


forward or backward by connecting rod


35


, leverage


13


, fastening screw


56


and connecting sleeve


51


to complete the fastening of the inserting nut and rotates the rotating member


57


to release the inserting nut.




Referring to

FIGS. 4 and 5

, the connecting device


50


comprises a connecting sleeve


61


which is located in hollow


11


of head device


11


and pull-over member


16


and comprises a recession


611


and an inside thread


612


wherein the recession


611


is moved by the first side


131


of leverage


13


(refer to FIG.


6


). The connecting sleeve


61


comprises two clamping members


62


, a pressing member


63


and a spring


64


and positions the above mention elements with an adjusting screw


65


screwed to the inside thread


612


. Furthermore, the bottom of pull-over member


16


screws to the fastening member


67


wherein the size of the fastening member


67


is changeable according to the diameter of the rivet. When squeezings the upper handle


21


connected to connecting sleeve


61


, clamping members


62


to extend backwardly pulling the rivet.




Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. An adjustable hand tool with dual functions comprising:a head device comprising a hollow and a room; wherein the hollow further comprises a thread to screw with a pull-over member, and wherein the room further comprises a leverage having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is coupled to the hollow; a handle comprising an upper handle and a lower handle; wherein a spring is located between the upper handle and the lower handle; wherein the upper handle comprises a positioning hole; an adjusting device, placed between the head device and the lower handle, comprising at least one wheel and a hole; wherein a connecting rod passes through the hole and a first end of the connecting rod couples with the second side of the leverage and a second end of the connecting rod couples to the upper handle; a setting device comprising a connecting nut, a setting rod and a setting nut; wherein the connecting nut is coupled to the lower handle by a pin; wherein the connecting nut is screwed to the setting rod; wherein the setting nut passes through the positioning hole of the upper handle; wherein the setting rod is fastened to the setting nut by an inside thread of the setting nut; wherein the setting rod further comprises a rubber pad to increase the friction between the setting nut and the setting rod to prevent looseness; and wherein, when the setting nut is adjusted, the setting rod moves in a direction to adjust the distance between the upper handle and the lower handle; and a connecting device comprising a connecting sleeve and an assembly device; wherein the connecting sleeve is positioned between the hollow and the pull-over member of the head device; wherein the connecting sleeve comprises a recession and a thread; and wherein the recession is moved by the first side of leverage.
  • 2. The hand tool of claim 1, wherein the head device couples to the lower handle at 45 degrees.
  • 3. The hand tool of claim 1, further comprising an aperture and a concavity between the head device and the lower handle.
  • 4. The hand tool of claim 3, wherein the adjusting device further comprises an upper wheel and a lower wheel wherein the upper wheel and the lower wheel screw to the concavity between the lower handle and head device.
  • 5. The hand tool of claim 1, wherein the assembly device further comprises two clamping members, a pressing member and a spring held in position by an adjusting screw screwed to the thread of the connecting sleeve.
  • 6. The hand tool of claim 1, wherein a bottom of the pull-over member screws to a fastening member.
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