The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for use with an adjustable wrench to limit the displacement of a broken portion of the adjustable wrench relative to the remaining parts of the adjustable wrench when the wrench fractures.

The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for use with an adjustable wrench to limit the displacement of a broken portion of the adjustable wrench relative to the remaining parts of the adjustable wrench when the wrench fractures.

An attachment is described that is configured for attachment to an arm of a piece of heavy construction equipment. The attachment is configured to rotate a section of pipe during break out (i.e. disconnection or disassembly) from another section of pipe and/or make up (i.e. connection or assembly) with another section of pipe. The attachment is configured to break the joint or torque the joint to a predetermined torque value, unthread or thread pipe, and lift the pipe under the power of the heavy construction equipment.

A method and apparatus for aligning an input shaft of a wind turbine generator with an output shaft of a wind turbine are disclosed. Preferably, the method includes placing a push plate of a wind turbine alignment tool into pressing contact with a selected support flange of a wind turbine generator identified by a misalignment measurement device. With the push plate positioned, an indexing means of the wind turbine alignment tool is advanced along an adjustment link member of the wind turbine alignment tool to impart an alignment force onto the selected support flange to align the input shaft of the wind turbine generator with the output shaft of the wind turbine. The method preferably concludes by rechecking the alignment of the input shaft of the wind turbine generator with the output shaft of the wind turbine.

A hand layout tool, apparatus, and method directed toward skilled and industrial trades, or for use within other similar mechanical layout and user applications, is presented. The current invention allows the trades technician or user to quickly and accurately determine or otherwise identify the outer or inner centerline of a radial or cylindrical surface feature at a selected or desired angle. Alternately, the current invention can allow the user to quickly, easily, and accurately measure or otherwise determine the included angle between two imaginary planes: a first plane defined as being coincident with the central axis of the cylindrical or radial surface and a first point on an outer or inner cylindrical or radial surface and a second plane defined as being coincident with the central axis of the cylindrical or radial surface and a second point on an outer or inner cylindrical or radial surface.

A utility retractor having a utility adaptor, and having a retractable tether comprised of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) material. The UHMWPE exhibits many important qualities suitable in a utility retractor, including abrasion resistance, the ability to be knotted without tangling, and it is very slippery to achieve a significant useful life. The retractor may also include an energy absorber disposed on the tether configured to prevent the danger of the utility adapter flailing indiscriminately during retraction. The energy absorber can be selectively positioned.

A utility retractor having a utility adaptor, and having a retractable tether comprised of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) material. The UHMWPE exhibits many important qualities suitable in a utility retractor, including abrasion resistance, the ability to be knotted without tangling, and it is very slippery to achieve a significant useful life. The retractor may also include an energy absorber disposed on the tether configured to prevent the danger of the utility adapter flailing indiscriminately during retraction. The energy absorber can be selectively positioned.

A power tool is configured such that at least one accessory is mountable in a detachable manner. The power tool includes at least one camera and a determining part. The at least one accessory may be an auxiliary handle and/or a cover, which at least partially covers a tool accessory mounted on the power tool in a detachable manner. The determining part is configured to perform image processing on image data output from the at least one camera and to determine whether the state of the at least one accessory is normal based on at least whether the at least one accessory is mounted on the power tool.

A power tool is configured such that at least one accessory is mountable in a detachable manner. The power tool includes at least one camera and a determining part. The at least one accessory may be an auxiliary handle and/or a cover, which at least partially covers a tool accessory mounted on the power tool in a detachable manner. The determining part is configured to perform image processing on image data output from the at least one camera and to determine whether the state of the at least one accessory is normal based on at least whether the at least one accessory is mounted on the power tool.

A method and apparatus for aligning an input shaft of a wind turbine generator with an output shaft of a wind turbine are disclosed. Preferably, the method includes engaging a support flange of a wind turbine generator with an advancement structure, the support flange communicating with a securement stud associated with the support flange, and supplying a linear force on the support flange with the advancement structure, the linear force shifts the support flange in relation to the securement stud, in which the shifting of the support flange aligns an input shaft of the wind turbine generator secured to the support flange with an output shaft of a wind turbine. The method preferably concludes by rechecking the alignment of the input shaft of the wind turbine generator with the output shaft of the wind turbine.