Insert molded metal case plates
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11619477B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-04

    申请号:US17800376

    申请日:2021-03-03

    申请人: APEX BRANDS, INC.

    摘要: A tape measuring device includes a housing having a first case half, a second case half, and an aperture. The device also includes a reel assembly disposed in the housing, a tape having a first end operably coupled to an end hook and configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and having a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and a retraction assembly configured to interface with the reel assembly to enable the tape, after extension from the housing, to be wound onto the reel assembly. The first case half includes a first metallic case plate operably coupled thereto without a fastener, and the second case half includes a second metallic case plate operably coupled thereto without a fastener. The first and second case halves may be operably coupled together via one or more fasteners operably coupling the first metallic case plate to the second metallic case plate.

    TIN SNIPS WITH BLADE BYPASS CALIBRATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20230095838A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17759695

    申请日:2021-01-21

    申请人: APEX BRANDS, INC.

    发明人: Jeromy Higgins

    IPC分类号: B23D29/02

    摘要: An example tin snip tool includes a first blade assembly including a first blade and the second blade assembly including a second blade. The example tin snip tool may also include a bolt configured to provide a pivot point that couples the first blade assembly to the second blade assembly and permits at least a portion of the first blade to bypass a portion of the second blade during a cutting operation, and a blade bypass calibrator including a movable adjustor member coupled to the first blade assembly and configured to contact the second blade assembly when the tin snip tool is in a closed position. An extension length of the adjustor member may define a blade bypass angle defined between a first blade tip and a second blade tip when the tin snip tool is in the closed position.

    TWIST DRILL BIT
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230089637A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17946424

    申请日:2022-09-16

    申请人: APEX BRANDS, INC.

    IPC分类号: B23B51/02

    摘要: A boring tool may include a coupling portion for interfacing with a powered driver, a shank operably coupled to the coupling portion, a cutting portion operably coupled to the shank, and a cutting tip operably coupled to a distal end of the cutting portion relative to the shank. The coupling portion, the shank, the cutting portion and the cutting tip share an axis. The cutting portion may be defined by a plurality of helical cutting flutes that have a variable rate that increases as distance from the cutting tip increases. The shank may include a torsion zone and the cutting tip may include a point angle between about 120 degrees and about 90 degrees.

    MEASURING TAPE WITH IMPROVED ROLL-OVER PREVENTION

    公开(公告)号:US20230072940A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17800962

    申请日:2021-03-09

    申请人: APEX BRANDS, INC.

    IPC分类号: G01B3/1056 G01B3/1071

    摘要: A measuring assembly for a measuring tape device may include a blade, an end hook and an anti-rollover attachment. The blade may include a first end configured to extend from an aperture in a housing of the measuring tape device and a second end configured to be wound on a reel assembly. The end hook may be disposed at the first end of the blade to engage an object for measurement, and may extend substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal centerline of the blade to extend away from an underside of the blade. The anti-rollover attachment may be disposed proximate to the end hook at the first end of the blade such that a center of gravity of the anti-rollover attachment is spaced apart from the underside of the blade. A combined weight of the end hook and the anti-rollover attachment may be in a range between about 10 grams and about 55 grams.

    Pipe Wrench with Improved Design for Side Bite

    公开(公告)号:US20230041475A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17972615

    申请日:2022-10-25

    申请人: APEX BRANDS, INC.

    IPC分类号: B25B13/50

    摘要: A hand tool includes a handle section, a working end operably coupled to the handle section, and a jaw assembly disposed at the working end. The jaw assembly includes a movable jaw and a fixed jaw. A span defined between the movable jaw and the fixed jaw is adjustable. Each of the movable jaw and the fixed jaw includes an array of teeth defined by ridges that extend substantially parallel to each other. The array of teeth on each of the fixed jaw and the movable jaw includes a first set of teeth having a first width and a first depth, and a second set of teeth having a second width and a second depth. The first depth is less than the second depth and the first width is less than the second width.

    Electrically isolated adapter
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11565383B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US17055714

    申请日:2019-06-24

    申请人: APEX BRANDS, INC.

    IPC分类号: B25B13/06 B25B23/00

    摘要: An electrically isolated adapter may include a drive body made of first metallic material extending along a common axis, a driven body made of a second metallic material extending along the common axis, and an isolation assembly formed of insulating material disposed between the drive body and the driven body. The drive body may include a drive head configured to interface with a socket or fastener. The insulating material has a resistance to electrical current that is higher than the resistance to electrical current of at least one of the first metallic material and the second metallic material. The driven body may include a drive receiver configured to interface with a protrusion of a driving tool. A portion of one of the drive body or the driven body is received inside a portion of the other of the drive body or the driven body such that the drive body and driven body overlap each other along the common axis.

    Extractor Insert with Bidirectional Driving Capability and Corresponding Extractor Insert Set with Intermediate Sizes

    公开(公告)号:US20230010693A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-12

    申请号:US17950309

    申请日:2022-09-22

    申请人: Apex Brands, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B25B13/06 B25B21/00

    摘要: A extractor insert may a body and a securing lip. The body may have a fastener engagement recess. The securing lip may extend radially away from a central axis beyond an exterior of the body. The fastener engagement recess may be an internal channel through the body and is open at a driven end and a drive end. Engagement ribs may extend from internal sidewalls of the body towards the central axis, and each engagement rib may include an apex that extends along a length of the engagement rib. Each engagement rib may have an opposing engagement rib such that apexes of the opposing engagement ribs may be disposed on a common plane with the central axis. Further, each apex may taper at a taper angle such that a distance between apexes of opposing engagement ribs is largest at the drive end and smallest at the driven end.

    Rotating and removable bit/driver rails

    公开(公告)号:US11491637B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US17297795

    申请日:2019-11-18

    申请人: APEX BRANDS, INC.

    IPC分类号: B25H3/00 B25H3/02

    摘要: A rail for holding drivable components within a case may include a body in which a plurality of receptacles configured to receive respective ones of the drivable components are formed, and a retention boss at each opposing end of the body. The retention boss may extend away from an end face of the body. The retention boss further includes an alignment slot formed therein. The rail is removable from or insertable into the case, and is rotatable relative to the case, based on alignment of the alignment slot with retention features formed in the case.

    Self-Positioning Kickstand for a Measuring Wheel

    公开(公告)号:US20220333909A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17722571

    申请日:2022-04-18

    申请人: APEX BRANDS, INC.

    发明人: Anthony Katsaros

    IPC分类号: G01B3/12 F16M13/00

    摘要: A support assembly for a measuring device may include a first retention body, a second retention body, and a wire member having a foot portion, legs and engagement members. The foot portion may extend between distal ends of the legs, and the engagement members may extend from respective proximal ends of the legs. The first and second retention bodies may each include a retaining channel extending at least partially therethrough to receive respective ones of the engagement members. The wire member may be operably coupled to the first and second retention bodies to be transitioned between a retracted state and a deployed state in which the foot member is configured to engage ground upon which the measuring device is operable adjacent to a wheel of the support assembly. The legs and the foot portion may be operably coupled to each other such that tension is increased when the wire member is transitioned between the retracted state and deployed state and is lower in one or both of the retracted state and the deployed state.