XL X-Beam™ Combination Ratcheting Wrench Unaddressed User Needs: - Current wrench beam technology has not changed in many years. - Traditional wrenches have a thin beam that can be uncomfortable to use. - Professionals sometimes use gloves to increase comfort and to apply torque. - With Baby Boomers aging, more Americans have arthritis today. GearWrench ® Solution: Productivity Strength • Up to a 500% increase in surface contact area (vs. standard handle wrench) • Improved box end strength • Surface Drive® - Reduces fastener rounding Length Strength • Up to 25% longer to access those hard to reach fasteners • Surface Drive Plus™ - Reduces fastener rounding - Delivers up to 25% more torque Productivity The X-Beam™ is the first hand tool independently tested and approved by the American Arthritis Foundation for its Ease-of-Use. • Ratcheting box-end needs as little as 5˚ to move fastener vs. 30˚ for standard box end wrenches www.gear wrench.com

Double-X™ Pliers Unaddressed User Needs: - Difficult to get into confined and sometimes hot areas, such as confined areas in an engine, areas in which using a pair of small pliers can be a struggle and/or the area may not have enough room to use regular long reach pliers. - Regular long reach pliers often require using both hands. GearWrench ® Solution: Comfort • Dual-dipped for comfort and grip Strength Access • Flush rivet for strength and narrow profile • Maximum reach without exceeding center point of interference Durability • Corrosion resistant Alloy Steel Productivity Access • Compound...

Electronic Torque Wrenches Unaddressed User Needs: - Accuracy - Some professional applications call for more accuracy than 4% clickers can deliver. - Precision - Some precision engine work requires technicians to know the “maximum” torque applied to an installed fastener or “breakaway” torque to remove a fastener. Traditional clicker torque wrenches cannot measure these values. - Unit Conversion - today many technicians need to own multiple torque wrenches in order to perform accurate work in SAE and metric units (in-lbs, ft-lbs, Nm) and across a wide range of torque values. - Over torque - many...

Ratchets and Sockets Unaddressed User Needs: - Comfort - Ratchets are used daily and full polish or cushion grip handles are today's technician's preference. - Strength - Pipes / Cheater bars are used on ratchets to break fasteners free and ratchet teeth need to be strong. - Access - Fasteners may be in tight spaces where thick head ratchets with sockets attached cannot fit. Hard to reach fasteners require longer handle drive tools to reach while some tight spaces cannot accommodate the length of the ratchet handle and require shorter handle designs (stubby). - Trade-Offs - Today's brands of...

Pass-Thr u ® Driver System XL Pass-Thru® Ratchets and Socket System Tap and Die Ratcheting System Unaddressed User Needs: Unaddressed User Needs: - Traditional sockets and ratchets can stack up too high and prevent better access to fasteners. - Use of taps and die handles require a back and forth motion to cut and remove the threads from either a tapped hole or a bolt. Often access is an issue because the tool has to be rotated completely several times in a steady even manner. GearWrench ® Solution: GearWrench ® Solution: The GearWrench ® Tap and Die system uses the Pass-Thru design that adapts...