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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Inventor:
Joshua M. Beer, Kenosha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 23/00 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01); B25B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 23/0014 (2013.01); B25B 13/481 (2013.01); B25B 21/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible head joint for a tool, such as a motorized ratcheting-type tool. The flexible joint also allows an output mechanism of the tool, such as a ratchet head, to be disposed at an angle with respect to a housing to the tool, which houses a motor. For example, the first shaft is pivotably coupled to a first connector, which may have a tongue shaped portion. The second shaft is pivotably coupled to a second connector, which may have a slotted portion adapted to receive the tongue portion. This provides two pivot points that have parallel axes.