Patent Document:

in describing the preferred embodiments illustrated in the drawings and summarized above , specific terminology will be resorted to for sake of clarity . however , it is not intended to be limited to the specific terms so selected and it is to be understood that each specific term includes all technical equivalents which operate in a similar manner to accomplish a similar purpose . with reference to the basic invention in fig1 ., and also in both fig2 . and fig3 note wrench 50 , with wrench multi - joint handle portion “ s ”, a wrench handle means hereinafter referred to also as comprising ratchet wrench head “ a ,” comprising pawl switch 8 . noting fig5 same said mhp could comprise at least three other wrench heads in use . said mhp could have hinge head - portion 32 that would support , in fig5 b the standard , adjustable wrench head depicted therein as easily as fig5 d and the cam - slipping adjustable wrench head illustrated , or as well , the claw - type adjustable wrench head shown in fig5 c . said mhp is preferred to have only two joints , as depicted in the figures above , however , three or more joints are possible and potentially beneficial on one wrench handle . said hinge head portion 32 connects to a first hinge means , also know as head yoke 54 a , using one of threaded rivets 7 , that nests in first yoke arms 5 by encasing and continually biasing ball bearing 9 and spring 10 against hinge head ratchet teeth 31 . these serve to enable the wrench user to “ detent ” the wrench head in various angular positions so that wrench user may gain access to hard to reach fasteners and this mechanical joint arrangement is known in prior art . however , intermediate handle portion , also known as a double yoke piece 6 comprises at opposite end the novel addition of a second hinge means handle yoke 54 b which hingably joins handle end 20 through handle hinge portion 22 through said rivets 7 , nesting in second yoke arms 4 , encasing and continually biasing ball bearing 12 and spring 11 inside a bore ( not shown ) in said double yoke piece 6 , against handle hinge teeth 24 of said handle hinge portion 22 . this enables the said handle end 20 to be oscillated on said handle yoke 54 b with the same range of freedom that said wrench head “ a ” or any of the said wrench head figures shown in fig5 possess , on said hinge head portion 32 . it is easily understood by one skilled in the art that the hinge and detenting action is identical on both ends of the said double yoke piece 6 , as described to this point . and that it is highly novel and useful to include this said additional handle yoke 54 b at or near the location depicted in the above said figures , since compactness and versatility are enhanced greatly , due to the increased “ flexibility ” of the said mhp . fig4 depicts at least nine major wrench handle positions of the said mhp in fig4 a through fig4 i , but many other positions are possible within the internal ranges of these double - jointed “ right - angle ” fixed position configurations , that are also useful angles in which to ratchet a fastener . two additional features of the said mhp are described which involve the use of an optional , additional biasing or locking component , detent ring 14 a , ( preferably with knurls 60 and with internal compression ring spring 18 ), which comprises biasing surface 30 that biases against detent surfaces 28 on said second yoke arms 4 , as said ring 14 a rotatably nests on handle end shaft portion 47 . the angles of said handle hinge teeth match the said detent surfaces 28 to add the optional double detenting or combined detenting force of both said ring , though either detenting means described could accomplish the forces necessary to fix said mhp in any desired fixed position within the predetermined hinge range . a locking feature , in addition to the biasing capability described in said detent ring 14 a , is included in locking - detent ring 14 b , which comprises indents 3 that mate with yoke prongs 5 that are shown as integral to alternate yoke portion 54 c . as said ring 14 b is twisted and pulled back out of a locked ( mated - said prongs 5 and said indents 3 ) position , toward the mhp end , yoke prong surfaces 15 “ sprag ” on the surfaces 17 of said ring 14 b until it “ click - locks ” again back into a straight handle position , after approximately 180 degrees of ring spin . other angles may by chosen in which to lock the wrench handle by simply changing the angle of the said yoke prongs 5 and their respective mating said ring indents 3 . as well , these said indents 3 can have a variety of shapes , such as v - shape or u - shape , that can serve to adequately supply locking capability to the mechanism purposes described . note also that at section “ x ,” which is approximately the midpoint of said double yoke piece 6 , that a third joint may be included to furnish the structure with even more flexibility , though two joints should be sufficient for most wrench user applications . it is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described above is to be taken as preferred embodiments . various changes may be made in the shape , size and arrangements of parts , for example : other equivalent elements may be substituted for those illustrated and described herein , parts and elements may be reversed and certain features of the invention may be utilized independently of the use of other features , all without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention , as defined in the subjoining claims .

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