AbsolutelyNew Licenses Quick-Release Impact Wrench™ Tool
Inventor Redesigns Socket Power Tool for Safety and Convenience
SAN FRANCISCO (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) November 18, 2008 --
AbsolutelyNew, Inc., a next generation consumer products company that
brings independent inventors’ best ideas to market, has signed an
exclusive licensing and manufacturing deal with inventor Ted Johnson of
Benton, AR. The company will start selling his Quick-Release Impact
Wrench™ in Spring 2009.
The Quick-Release Impact Wrench is the world’s first impact wrench to
offer safety and convenience without compromise, whereas impact
wrenches have traditionally required users to trade off some safety for
convenience, or vice versa. Specifically, the invention:
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Delivers all essential functions of a high-quality impact wrench
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Safely Secures interchangeable sockets and accessories with a
uniquely designed pin anvil
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Enables easy socket-changing previously known only to users of
snap anvil and hog-ring anvil wrenches
A retired machinist and Air Force jetfighter mechanic, the safety-minded
Johnson made it habit to use a pin anvil impact wrench—he’d seen sockets
slip and fly off of other types of impact wrenches, at very high speed.
At the same time, he grew tired of repeatedly visiting his toolbox to
get a small screwdriver or rod to release the safety on his wrench.
Johnson started drawing and modeling solutions, and weeks later got to a
push-button release anvil that met his safety and convenience
requirements. He patented the invention in 2004.
This new tool could have far-reaching appeal and effect, as
impact wrenches are widely used in many industries, from
automotive and heavy equipment maintenance to product assembly and
construction.
The inventor chose to work with AbsolutelyNew because he recognized his
mechanical skills alone wouldn’t get his breakthrough into stores.
“Seeing my invention on store shelves will be exciting. But what excites
me even more is knowing I’ll have made something safer and easier,” said
Johnson.
“Safety is paramount in everything we do, so we’re thrilled to introduce
unprecedented safety and convenience into this hardware category,” said
Richard Donat, AbsolutelyNew’s CEO. “We look forward to many years of
strong sales as industry after industry realizes the benefits of this
meaningful invention.”
AbsolutelyNew will start shipping the Quick-Release Impact Wrench by
Spring 2009. Specifications:
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7,000 RPM
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230 ft lbs torque
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4.0 – 8.5 SCFM @ 90 PSI
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½” square drive anvil
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¼” NPT air inlet
Product images and inventor interviews available upon request.
About AbsolutelyNew, Inc.
Headquartered in San Francisco, AbsolutelyNew is a consumer products
company that finds and drives to market the most innovative goods from
the world’s inventors. The company’s team of 80+ employee experts has
helped thousands of inventors bring their ideas to life. Products in the
company’s portfolio span a wide range of categories, and can be
purchased in stores, in catalogs, online, and on TV. AbsolutelyNew is
privately held, with venture capital backing from Artiman Ventures. For
more information, please visit www.absolutelynew.com.
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