The disclosure relates to ratchet devices and more particularly pertains to a new ratchet device for applying additional torque to a clamping pliers.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a ratchet coupled to a clamping pliers. The ratchet has an adjustable rotation. A handle is coupled to the ratchet. The handle may be gripped by a user so the user rotates the clamping pliers. A drive is coupled to the clamping pliers. The drive may insertably receive an end of a wrench.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A first end 26 of a first portion 28 of a handle 30 is coupled to the ratchet 12. The first portion 28 of the handle 30 is coextensive with the top arm 16 of the clamping pliers 18. Additionally, the first portion 28 of the handle 30 may have a length between 7 cm and 10 cm. A second portion 32 of the handle 30 is slidably coupled to the first portion 28 of the handle 30. The second portion 32 of the handle 30 has a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the first portion 28 of the handle 30. Lastly, the second portion 32 of the handle 30 may have a length between 10 cm and 15 cm.
The handle 30 has a telescopically adjustable length. Additionally, the second portion 32 of the handle 30 extends beyond an end 33 of the top arm 16 of the clamping pliers 18. A retainer 34 is coupled to a first end 36 of the second portion 32 of the handle 30. The retainer 34 selectively engages the first portion 28 of the handle 30. Moreover, the retainer 34 retains the second portion 32 of the handle 30 at a selected position. The handle 30 may be gripped by the user 24 so the user 24 rotates the clamping pliers 18.
A drive 38 is coupled to a first lateral side 40 of the top arm 16 of the clamping pliers 18 proximate the pair of jaws 20 of the clamping pliers 18. Continuing, a drive well 42 extends laterally into a first lateral side 44 of the drive 38. The drive well 42 may insertably receive an end 46 of a wrench 48. The wrench 48 may be a socket wrench of any conventional design. Further, the drive 38 may be a ⅜ inch socket drive of any conventional design.
In use, the clamping pliers 18 are selectively positionable on a fastener 50. The fastener 50 may be a nut and bolt of any conventional design. Continuing, the user 24 grips the handle 30 so the user 24 rotates the clamping pliers 18 if the fastener 50 is in a hard to reach location. The handle 30 is selectively lengthened so the user 24 selectively applies an increased amount of rotational torque to the fastener 50. Continuing, the user 24 selectively inserts the end 46 of the wrench 48 into the drive well 42 in the drive 38. The user 24 applies rotational torque to the wrench 48 so the wrench 48 rotates the clamping pliers 18. Further, the user 24 may use either the handle 30 or the wrench 48 to rotate the clamping pliers 18 depending upon the orientation of the clamping pliers 18 on the fastener 50.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure 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 disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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