Apex Brands, Inc.

Cooper Brands, Inc.

Alan David Anderson

Jonathan Siebert Beckwith

Trent Kahute

Justin William Arsenault

Stephanie Lewis

Tobias McKay Bridges

John Griffin Biering, Jr

Zachary Grant Hays

Alexander Troitzsch

Randi Ligon

Yongsheng Xu

George R Thompson, Iv

Tsung-Hsien Shen

Timothy T McKenzie

George R Thompson

Bob Thompson

Jason M Wirth

Mark J Momola

A hand tool may include a head section defining a first grip portion, a handle section and a second grip portion. The head section includes a top jaw and a bottom jaw defining the first grip portion. The handle section includes a top handle and a bottom handle. The top jaw and the bottom handle forming a first unitary piece, and the bottom jaw and the top handle forming a second unitary piece. The first and second unitary pieces are joined at a pivot point. The second grip portion includes a top grip portion provided at the top handle and a bottom grip portion provided at the bottom handle. The top and bottom grip portions substantially face each other. The first grip portion is made of a metallic material and the second grip portion is made of a non-metallic material.

Tongue-and-groove pliers with anti-marring grip area

Example ratcheting tools are provided. One example ratcheting tool includes a head, a gear ring, a first pawl, and a second pawl. The gear ring may include a plurality of gear ring teeth disposed about an outer circumference of the gear ring. The plurality of gear ring teeth may define a plurality of gear ring troughs with each gear ring trough being disposed adjacent to a gear ring tooth, and the gear ring may be disposed within the head. The first pawl and the second pawl may also be disposed within the head. The first pawl may include a plurality of first pawl teeth disposed on a first front face of the first pawl. The second pawl may include a plurality of second pawl teeth being disposed on a second front face of the second pawl. The first pawl and the second pawl may be biased towards the gear ring.

Reversible ratcheting tool with dual pawls

Example ratcheting tools are provided. One example ratcheting tool includes a head, a gear ring, a first pawl, and a second pawl. The gear ring may include a plurality of gear ring teeth defining a plurality of gear ring troughs with each gear ring trough being disposed adjacent to a gear ring tooth, and the gear ring may be disposed within the head. The first pawl and the second pawl may also be disposed within the head. The first pawl may include a plurality of first pawl teeth disposed on a first front face of the first pawl. The second pawl may include a plurality of second pawl teeth being disposed on a second front face of the second pawl.

Multiple grip area pliers

A ratcheting tool includes a head and a handle, and a gear ring disposed in the head defining a first plurality of teeth defining a first arc having a first radius. A first pawl is disposed in the head and defines a front face, a rearward face, and a second plurality of teeth which defines a second arc having a second radius. A second pawl is disposed in the head and defines a front face, a rearward face, and a third plurality of teeth which defines a third arc having a third radius. When the first pawl and the second pawl are disposed with their rearward faces in vertical alignment and their longitudinal center axes are disposed in a common plane, the second arc of the first pawl is offset from the third arc of the second pawl in a direction parallel to the longitudinal center axes.

A ratcheting tool has a drive tang with a socket retaining detent and a linkage to engage the detent. A locking element is disposed movably between a first position wherein the locking element engages the linkage when a first actuator is in a first position so that the locking element blocks movement of the linkage so that the detent remains in a socket-retaining position and a second position in which the locking element disengages the linkage. A storage device for retaining sockets has a frame and one or more docks attached to the frame, each dock having a first retainer member, a second retainer member, and a third retainer member, at least one of which is selectively movable with respect to a socket receiving space so that a socket is removable from the socket receiving space.

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Willow Spring, NC, United States of America

Alan David Anderson