On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 10:45:00 +0100, nick brearley
<nick@landform.co.uk> wrote:
>
>At 01:07 08/07/03 +0100, Martin Evans <mcemail@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 10:52:52 +0100, nick brearley
>><nick@landform.co.uk>wrote:
>>
>> >Has anyone else found that the snap-on multi-position ratchet F872MP is one
>> >of the great tools, in its own specialised field?
>>
>>Seen it in the catalogue but snap on guy locally doesn't have one on
>>van. 100 quid + is a bit much to sample one.
>>
>>Care to give us a run down on how the thing works? Is it just a swivel
>>handle that can be locked or are there two ratchets, one for the
>>socket drive and one from the head to the handle
>
>Two joints, one a conventional ratchet and the other a lockable swivel next
>to the head. In practice the swivel can be locked through 360 degrees but I
>would not like to put too much strain on the splined joint. When it's free
>it has a crank action so it can convert reciprocal motion into rotary.
>Something very useful if you can only get limited access with little
>working arc. One job that sold it to me was removing J bolts from battery
>box tops on some construction plant. There is no top access and using a
>conventional ratchet or spanner just takes time and skins knuckles.
For the geeks amongst us, what do you mean I'm the only one?
http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm
and key in 5419221. This brings up the original patent and few
drawings illustrating construction and use.
You will need something the alternatiff/intertiff viewer browser
plug-in to view the patent http://www.alternatiff.com/ or
http://www.internetiff.com/
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