US 11,833,645 B2
Torque wrench
Caleb C. Adams, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/846,873.
Application 17/846,873 is a continuation of application No. 17/221,234, filed on Apr. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,396,091.
Application 17/221,234 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/024931, filed on Mar. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/004,877, filed on Apr. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0324088 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B25B 23/142 (2006.01); B25B 23/14 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 23/1427 (2013.01) [B25B 23/141 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A torque wrench, comprising:
a head configured to engage a fastener;
a handle extending along a longitudinal axis and configured to be grasped by a user;
a primary beam coupled at a first end to the head and at a second end to the handle;
a secondary beam coupled to the head and selectively coupled to the primary beam; and
a torque adjustment mechanism comprising:
a frame within the handle, the frame comprising a rack gear;
an adjustment dial engaged with the rack gear of the frame, the adjustment dial actuating along the longitudinal axis;
a locking lever biased away from engagement with the rack gear of the frame; and
a locking member that selectively engages the locking lever with the rack gear to lock the torque adjustment mechanism relative to the handle.