Patent ID: 9731407
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B25B

Claim:
1. A torque wrench, comprising: a T shaped handle having a stem portion; an elongated cylindrical shaft having an upper end and a lower end with a longitudinal axis there between; an output shaft having a longitudinal axis extending beneath the lower end of the elongated cylindrical shaft, with the longitudinal axis of the elongated cylindrical shaft and the longitudinal axis of the output shaft in a vertical orientation on top of one another, the lower end of the output shaft having a driver head; an adjustable lock assembly between the stem portion of the T handle and the upper end of the elongated cylindrical shaft, the adjustable lock assembly for adjusting the torque wrench to selected torque settings, the adjustable lock assembly having a threaded member which extends downward from the stem portion and is threadably moveable into a threaded neck inside an upper portion of the elongated cylindrical shaft, the adjustable lock assembly has a lock component with an extended raised position for allowing a bottom portion of the downward extended threaded member to be rotatable by the T shaped handle to each of the selected torque settings by being rotated into the threaded neck, and the lock component having a down position which locks the T shaped handle to one of the selected torque settings; and a slip assembly in the elongated shaft, the slip assembly having an elongated spring with a first end underneath the bottom portion of the threaded member and a second end on top of a first plate, the elongated spring having a longitudinal axis in a vertical orientation along the longitudinal axis of the elongated cylindrical shaft; a second plate on top of the output shaft, the first plate being positioned in a sandwich position above the second plate; and bearings positioned in indentations between the first plate and the second plate, wherein rotating the T handle beyond the selected torque setting cause the first plate to continue to rotate when the output shaft stops rotating when the selected torque setting is reached, the slip assembly for causing the torque wrench to pass into a slip function when a selected torque setting has been reached.