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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2021
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Tsunghsien Shen, Situn District, TW;
APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Abstract
A wrench may include a head, a drive tang that engages a work piece, a locking detent operably coupled to the drive tang, and a release button configured to control operation of the locking detent. The release button may be movable between a locked position where the locking detent locks the work piece to the drive tang and an unlocked position where the detent permits removal of the work piece from the drive tang. The wrench may also include a slide lock member configured to slide along a second direction between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the slide lock member may prevent movement of the release button, and, in the disengaged position, the slide lock member may be disengaged from the release button to permit movement of the release button from the locked position to the unlocked position.