Toughbuilt Industries, Inc.

Other

Joshua Keeler

Michael H Panosian

James Kendall Stobar

Paulo Kang

Paolo Kang

A removeable level endcap is disclosed where the endcap safeguards the end of the level apparatus against drops and impacts. The endcap assembly includes a sliding C-clamp slidably housed inside a locking hook structure. Both locking and locking hook structures are 'C' shaped with two end portions coupled to a middle portion. With the sliding C-clamp in a fully pushed backward position within the locking hook housing structure, a single linear forward push of the sliding C-clamp couples the locking hook structure end portions with the level end and locks the endcap onto the level end using locking tabs on locking hook structure end portions with the sliding C-clamp in a pushed fully forward position within the locking hook structure. Unlocking, detaching, and removing the endcap from the level apparatus is accomplished with a single linear backward pull of the sliding C-clamp within the locking hook structure.

Level device with removable endcap

Ergonomic snips have a pair of pivoted levers each having a forward end formed as a cutting blade and a rearward end forming a hand portion. A first handgrip on one hand portion includes a first anti-slip ear suitable for engaging a user's thumb. A second handgrip on the other hand portion includes a second anti-slip ear to form a finger receiving portion to accommodate one or both of the index and middle fingers of a user to allow a user to either place the second anti-slip ear between the user's index and middle fingers to maximize torque or place the second anti-slip ear between said middle and ring fingers to provide greater cutting control or precision. The distances between a user's thumb and the user's index and middle fingers remain substantially the same in both positions of the hand.

Ergonomic dual mode snips

A transportable workbench is disclosed the legs of which are easily manipulated and are folded under its top part. With the same ease the legs may be unfolded and erected to create a work-table for working in construction sites and in temporary work places. Each workbench has a telescopic moveable handle and corresponding mechanisms that translate the movements of the handle into movements of the workbench legs. Each workbench also has two push-buttons or actuators which help locking the moveable members of the workbench in various desired positions. Additionally, the tops of the workbenches have different slots and holes for attaching different power and traditional tools to the workbenches and are marked for various measurements and/or calculations which eliminates the need to use some basic tools while working on top of the workbench.

Foldable workbench

A system and method are disclosed including a tool clip having a receptacle, and a matching receptacle sleeve to attach to an elongated hand tool, such as a screwdriver. In various embodiments, the receptacle has springs to lock and retain the sleeve and hand tool in the tool clip. In a locked state, the screwdriver is restricted from axial and radial movements. In some embodiments, the sleeve has notches or cavities to receive a spring tip or tooth for locking the tool. The springs may be of different types, made of plastic or metal, and may be a single piece or multiple pieces. The tool clip may further include belt clips, loops, or hangers of various sorts to attach the tool clip to a toolbelt worn by a user.

Locking screwdriver holder

A masonry level, with an extruded metallic box main body, is disclosed for measuring orientation of a work surface. The front of the main body includes an external longitudinal lower floating fin protrusion and a mid-section longitudinal tab and an upper longitudinal hook tab. The main body further includes an internal longitudinal tab in the back and multiple apertures for installation of eyelets for hanging the level, side bubble vials at the ends of the main body and a central horizontal bubble vial. The main body has a wider bottom relative to its top, and has a longitudinal upper back convex shape. A number of plastic claddings are attached to the front of the masonry level. Endcaps are attached to the ends of the main body structure. The masonry level can also be used as a construction tool to smooth uncured concrete and mud plaster surfaces.

Masonry level

A device is disclosed including a reloadable utility knife having a blade magazine with one or more compartments for storing multiple cutting blades. The blade magazine has a reloading compartment for new blades, and a storage compartment to keep additional blades. The blade magazine is loaded from the rear of the knife body and is locked inside. A working blade may be released before reloaded a fresh blade. The working blade can be extended or retracted multiple times via a blade transport mechanism. The blade magazine may be extracted via the lock mechanism and pushed out by a spring designed for this purpose. The blade transport mechanism, the blade release mechanism, and a blade lock mechanism work in cooperation to allow extension and retraction of a blade, disposing of a blade, and reloading of a blade.

Utility knife with replaceable blades and reloadable blade magazine

A device is disclosed including a compact tape measure housing enclosing a tape spool with a multi-segment spring-loaded tape retention mechanism having a tape spool, a primary rewind spring, a secondary rewind spring coupled together via a rotating spring coupling. In various embodiments, the primary and the secondary springs may be placed side-by-side making the two springs and the overall tape measure device smaller in diameter. The primary and the secondary rewind springs are coupled to the tape spool and the housing via an axle pin. The diameter of the tape measure housing may be reduced if two or more rewind springs are used instead of a single one. The primary and the secondary rewind springs operate in series. On pulling the measuring tape, the primary spring is compressed, causing the secondary rewind spring to compress. On release of the tape, the springs operate in reverse, retracting the tape.

Compact tape measure retraction mechanism

Pliers

A level apparatus is disclosed including a body with a slide channel, a slider coupled with the body via the slide channel to slide parallel with respect to the body to extend a length of the level apparatus, a planar base surface on a side of the body to allow the level apparatus to rest on a work surface the orientation of which is to be measured, and a non-coplanar contact member at an endcap of the slider to rest on the work surface when the slider is in an extended position, wherein a tip of the non-coplanar contact member resting on the work surface is coplanar with the planar base surface.

Extendible level with non-coplanar extension surface

a device and a method are disclosed to detect obstructed objects, usually behind a wall or other similar surface. The device may be used by dragging it across the surface of the wall to scan, detect and display the objects behind the wall. The types of hidden objects and materials they are made of vary and may include wooden or metal studs used in building construction, electrical AC or DC wires and conduits, metal rebar and the like. Each type of material may need a different type of sensor to be detected. In some examples, the device may include memory to record the objects detected and display them on the screen in a persistent manner. The objects may be displayed via graphics that are similar to the real objects that were detected. In effect, the device may display a picture of what is hidden behind the wall.

Multi-mode obscured object detector

A system and a method are disclosed including a dual laser measurement device (DLMD) coupled with a mobile computing device to measure dimensions of a building or other structure, calculate other quantities based on the measured dimensions, select building construction or finishing material, order the material, and save the list of the measured dimensions and ordered materials in a data storage device. All steps of this process from measurement to ordering material may be performed using a DLMD app running on the mobile computing device.

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Lake Forest, CA, United States of America

Joshua Keeler