Gear wrench allowing easy force application
View Patent ↗A gear wrench allowing easy force application, having: a head, formed with a receiving compartment thereon for receiving a gear ring, the head extending along a first plane; a tail, extending along a second plane; and a neck, provided between and integrally formed with the head and the tail; characterized in that: the first plane is parallel to the second plane, and the neck obliquely extends from the head towards the tail to form a height difference between thee head and the tail. As such, the vertical component of force may be eliminated or minimized so as to effectively reduce occupational hazards; the horizontal component of force may also be increased such that the operator only requires a lower force to effectively tighten or loosen up a fastener.
1. In a gear wrench allowing easy force application, the improvements comprising:
a head ( 20 ) with a receiving compartment thereon for receiving a gear ring, the head extending along a first plane;
a tail ( 30 ) extending along a second plane;
a neck ( 50 ) between and integrally joining the head and the tail; and
a box end ( 42 ) at an end of the neck opposing the head ( 20 ), whereby the box end and tail allow a hand of a user to easily hold and exert a force on the gear wrench with minimized or eliminated vertical component;
characterized in that the first plane is parallel to the second plane, the neck obliquely extends from the head towards the tail to form a height difference between the head and the tail, the neck is formed with smooth curves where the neck joins to the head and the tail, and a portion of a grip shares one of the first and second planes.
2. The gear wrench according to claim 1 , wherein the head and the neck are formed with an angle greater than 90 degrees therebetween.
3. The gear wrench according to claim 1 , wherein the head and the neck are formed with an angle ranging from 95 to 170 degrees therebetween.
4. The gear wrench according to claim 1 , wherein the height difference ranges from 12 to 70 mm.
5. The gear wrench according to claim 4 , further comprising: a direction switch provided on the head and co-acting with the gear ring to change the direction in which the gear ring operates.
6. A gear wrench allowing easy force application, comprising:
a head ( 20 ), formed with a receiving compartment thereon for receiving a gear ring, the head extending along a first plane;
a tail ( 30 ) extending along a second plane;
a second box end ( 42 ) at an end of the gear wrench opposing said head ( 20 ); and
a neck ( 50 ), provided between and integrally formed with the head and the tail;
characterized in that: the first plane is parallel to the second plane, and the neck obliquely extends from the head towards the tail to form a height difference between the head and the tail; the neck is formed with smooth curves at where the neck joins to the head and the tail; and the neck includes a part extending along a third plane parallel to the second plane; and in that said second box end and said tail allow a hand of a user to easily hold and exert a force on said gear wrench without vertical component of said force or with minimized vertical component of said force.
7. The gear wrench according to claim 4 , wherein the tail includes an open wrenching end an end of the gear wrench opposing the head.
8. The gear wrench according to claim 6 , further comprising: a second direction switch provided to the second box end and co-acting with the gear ring to change the direction in which the second gear ring operates.
9. The gear wrench according to claim 6 , wherein the head and the neck are formed with an angle greater than 90 degrees therebetween.
10. The gear wrench according to claim 6 , wherein the head and the neck are formed with an angle ranging from 95 to 170 degrees therebetween.
11. The gear wrench according to claim 6 , wherein the height difference ranges from 12 to 70 mm.
12. The gear wrench according to claim 11 , further comprising: a direction switch provided on the head and co-acting with the gear ring to change the direction in which the gear ring operates.
13. The gear wrench according to claim 11 , wherein the tail includes an open wrenching end and end of the gear wrench opposing the head.