Invention Application
- Patent Title: ENCAPSULATED RATCHET AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
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Application No.: PCT/US2021/020647Application Date: 2021-03-03
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Publication No.: WO2021178520A1Publication Date: 2021-09-10
- Inventor: ZHANG, Kai , ZHIHONG, Fu , WANG, Charles , BUTLER, Brian
- Applicant: APEX BRANDS, INC.
- Applicant Address: 1000 Lufkin Road
- Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
- Current Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: 1000 Lufkin Road
- Agency: THORSON, Chad L. et al.
- Priority: US62/985,111 2020-03-04
- Main IPC: B25B13/46
- IPC: B25B13/46 ; B25B1/12
Abstract:
A hand tool includes an elongate, plate shaped steel core having a top face and a bottom face in parallel planes, a drive head portion formed at one end of the steel core and having a drive head cavity formed therein, a tang portion extending from the drive head portion to the other end of the steel core, a ratchet assembly disposed in the drive head cavity, and a first encapsulation layer covering the tang portion and the drive head portion, but not covering at least a portion of the ratchet assembly. The first encapsulation layer may include a fiber reinforced plastic composite material.
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