CPC B25B 17/02 (2013.01) [B25B 21/004 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A hand tool, comprising:
a housing forming an outer grip, the housing having a front end and a back end opposite of the front end;
a splined socket passing through the housing and defining a passageway that extends from the front end of the housing to the back end of the housing;
a rotatable actuator that rotates the splined socket within the housing as a rotational force is applied to the outer grip;
gearing interconnecting the rotatable actuator to the splined socket, wherein the gearing increases a rotational speed of the splined socket relative to a rotational speed of the outer grip as the housing is rotated; and
wherein the rotational speed of the splined socket relative to the outer grip is increased as the outer grip is rotated.
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