Stacy T Spracklin

6637061, Oct 28, 2003

Jul 7, 2000

09/612018

Stacy T. Spracklin - Kenosha WI
Wendell J. Woodruff - Walled Lake MI
Gerald A. Wridt - Racine WI
Richard L. Hopper - Kenosha WI

Snap-on Technologies, Inc. - Lincolnshire IL
Trek Bicycle Corporation - Waterloo WI

B25B 1300

7138, 7165, 7166

The tool assembly includes a main metal body with three sockets respectively receiving the short legs of three differently-sized L-shaped wrenches. In stowed positions, the long legs of the wrenches lie against one side of the body in a nested configuration, the uppermost wrench being engageable with a retaining tab on the body to prevent movement of the wrenches axially of the sockets. The wrenches are pivotally movable about the axes of the sockets to unstowed positions, wherein they are movable axially of the sockets to either a removed condition, separated from the body, or a locked condition seated deeper in the sockets and retained against rotation. Dovetail-shaped tongues on opposite sides of the main body are respectively receivable in dovetail-shaped grooves on tire levers to mount the levers on the body, one of the levers holding the wrenches in their stowed positions. An O-ring encircles the parts of the assembly to provide additional retention. Formed on the body are open-end wrench jaws, a box wrench aperture, and a hex wrench lug, as well as a chain pin removal structure and spoke wrench slots.

20020011136, Jan 31, 2002

Sep 17, 2001

09/954547

Daniel Eggert - Kenosha WI, US
Marco DeVecchis - Racine WI, US
Michael Thompson - Waukegan IL, US
Stacy Spracklin - Kenosha WI, US

Snap-on Technologies, Inc.

B25B013/00

081/125100

A composite box end wrench has a non-metallic body including a handle portion and at least one head portion which defines a fastener-receiving opening therethrough. The wrench includes strengthening and/or retaining structure which strengthens the head portion and can change the failure mode to confine wrench parts in the event of failure. In one embodiment each head portion has a fastener-engaging member insert molded therein along with a reinforcing plate which encircles the member and preferably extends slightly into the handle portion. The reinforcing structure could alternatively be a band extending the length of the wrench and encircling the fastener-engaging member (or members in a double-ended wrench). In a ratcheting version of the wrench the non-metallic body may be split lengthwise into two parts, each of which has reinforcing structure embedded therein, the fastener-engaging member being a ratchet gear which, along with an associated pawl, is disposed between the body parts. The parts may either confine or expose a peripheral portion of the gear, and the reinforcing structure encircles hub portions of the pawl and gear to the hold them together. The body parts may be secured together by various means, including pinning, ultrasonic welding and snap-fitting. The wrench body may be provided with an outer non-metallic sheath, in addition to or in lieu of the reinforcing structure, which sheath covers at least the handle portion of the body.

63182165, Nov 20, 2001

May 7, 1997

8/852681

Daniel M. Eggert - Kenosha WI
Marco E. DeVecchis - Racine WI
Michael Q. Thompson - Waukegan IL
Stacy T. Spracklin - Kenosha WI

Snap-on Technologies, Inc. - Lincolnshire IL

B25B 1346

81 61

A composite box end wrench has a non-metallic body including a handle portion and at least one head portion which defines a fastener-receiving opening therethrough. The wrench includes strengthening and/or retaining structure which strengthens the head portion and can change the failure mode to confine wrench parts in the event of failure. In one embodiment each head portion has a fastener-engaging member insert molded therein along with a reinforcing plate which encircles the member and preferably extends slightly into the handle portion. The reinforcing structure could alternatively be a band extending the length of the wrench and encircling the fastener-engaging member (or members in a double-ended wrench). In a ratcheting version of the wrench the non-metallic body may be split lengthwise into two parts, each of which has reinforcing structure embedded therein, the fastener-engaging member being a ratchet gear which, along with an associated pawl, is disposed between the body parts. The parts may either confine or expose a peripheral portion of the gear, and the reinforcing structure encircles hub portions of the pawl and gear to the hold them together.

60295473, Feb 29, 2000

Jan 12, 1998

9/005680

Daniel M. Eggert - Kenosha WI
Marco E. DeVecchis - Racine WI
Michael Q. Thompson - Waukegan IL
Stacy T. Spracklin - Kenosha WI
William T. Pagac - Kenosha WI
Robert C. Gibson - Racine WI

Snap-ons Tools Company - Kenosha WI

B25B 1300

811246

A socket tool has an elongated body with driving and driven inserts, respectively, embedded in the opposite ends thereof, the inserts being flush with or recessed inwardly from the ends of the body. The inserts may be knurled around all or a portion of the outer surfaces thereof. Metal or non-metallic annular reinforcing members encircle at least one of the inserts. In one embodiment the reinforcement is a non-metallic sleeve which encircles the body along its entire length, and which may have end flanges overlapping the ends of the body. In other embodiments the reinforcement is entirely embedded in the body and in contact with the inner end surface and/or the peripheral side surface of at least one insert. In one embodiment the reinforcement extends from the insert to the outer surface of the body.