US Patent Issued to Snap-on on March 25 for "Impact tool with tapered anvil wing design" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,685, issued on March 25, was assigned to Snap-on Inc. (Kenosha, Wis.).

"Impact tool with tapered anvil wing design" was invented by Saiphon C. Charoenphan (Kenosha, Wis.), Adrian J. Robillard (Kenosha, Wis.), John E. Fuhreck (Kenosha, Wis.) and Collin T. Kohls (Kenosha, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anvil for an impact mechanism, where the anvil includes wings that taper at a taper angle of about 5 degrees to about 30 degrees. The anvil may also include a shaft extending from the wings, and a drive end adapted to transfer and apply torque to a work piece. The wings of the anvil also include wing impact surfaces that receive...