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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2021
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Minglin Shi, Shanghai, CN;
Cheng Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Yi-Hsiang Tseng, Taiwan, CN;
Tsung-Hsien Shen, Taiwan, CN;
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Abstract
A flexible interface () may operably couple a head portion () and a shaft () of a hand tool (). The flexible interface may include a retention assembly () and a locking assembly () including an actuator (') defining a locked state and an unlocked state for the hand tool. In the unlocked state, an angle of the head portion may be pivotable relative to a pivot axis () substantially perpendicular to a direction of extension of the shaft and, in the locked state, the angle of the head portion is fixed. The actuator may be configured to move in a direction substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis to operate the locking assembly to transition between the locked state and the unlocked state, and configured to move in a direction substantially parallel to the pivot axis to operate the retention assembly to retain hand tool in the unlocked state. A hand tool comprising said flexible interface is also related.