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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Inventor:
Anup A. Gupte, Kenosha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25G 1/04 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01); B25B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/481 (2013.01); B25B 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A one-piece, unitary housing for a tool having apertures at both ends of the housing. The apertures can extend from the ends of the tool to a point prior to the input or output of the tool to increase structural stability. The apertures can be enclosed by flexible covers such that the internal components of the housing can be accessed by removing one or both of the covers.