Adjustable dual-range wrench
OwnerGary Wernerinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable dual-range wrench including an elongate handle and a fixed jaw carried by the handle. The fixed jaw includes multiple teeth disposed linearly along the jaw. A hook jaw is pivotably coupled to the handle opposite the fixed jaw. A toothed lobe is adjustably positioned along the fixed jaw between an outer engagement region sized to engage a first range of sizes and an inner engagement region sized to engage a second range of sizes. The hook jaw comprises a first set of teeth associated with the outer engagement region and a second set of teeth associated with the inner engagement region.
Claims16
An adjustable wrench, comprising:
- an elongate handle;
- a fixed jaw carried by the handle;
- a hook jaw pivotably coupled to the handle;
- a lobe adjustable along the fixed jaw, said lobe positioned between an outer engagement region sized to engage a first range of sizes and an inner engagement region sized to engage a second rage of sizes;
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- first indicia positioned proximate the fixed jaw on a first side of the wrench indicating lobe positioned corresponding to selected sizes in the first range, and second indicia positioned proximate the fixed jaw on a second side of the wrench indicating lobe positions corresponding to selected sizes in the second range.
An adjustable dual-range wrench, comprising:
- an elongate handle;
- a fixed jaw carried by the handle, wherein the fixed jaw comprises multiple teeth disposed linearly along the jaw;
- a hook jaw pivotably coupled to the handle;
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- a lobe positioned between an outer engagement region sized to engage a first range of sizes and an inner engagement region sized to engage a second range of sizes, said lobe comprising a multi-toothed semi-circular element disposed on a gear rack, said lobe being adjustable along the fixed jaw via a worm screw engaged with the gear rack,
- wherein the hook jaw comprises a first set of teeth associated with the outer engagement region and a second set of teeth associated with the inner engagement region.
A dual-range wrench, comprising:
- an elongate handle;
- a fixed jaw carried by the handle, wherein the fixed jaw comprises multiple teeth disposed linearly along the jaw;
- a hook jaw coupled to the handle with a pivot pin, wherein the hook jaw includes multiple teeth angled toward the pivot pin;
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- a lobe positioned adjacent the fixed jaw, wherein the lobe is positioned between an outer engagement region sized to engage a first range of sizes and an inner engagement region sized to engage a second range of sizes, said lobe comprising a multi-toothed semi-circular element disposed on a gear rack, said lobe being adjustable along the fixed jaw via a worm screw engaged with the gear rack;
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- first indicia positioned proximate the fixed jaw on a first side of the wrench indicating lobe positioned corresponding to selected sizes in the first range, and second indicia positioned proximate the fixed jaw on a second side of the wrench indicating lobe positions corresponding to selected sizes in the second range.
An adjustable dual-range wrench, comprising:
- an elongate handle;
- a fixed jaw carried by the handle, wherein the fixed jaw comprises multiple teeth disposed linearly along the jaw;
- a lobe adjustable along the fixed jaw, wherein the lobe is positioned between an outer engagement region sized to engage a first range of sizes and an inner engagement region sized to engage a second range of sizes;
- a hook jaw pivotably coupled to the handle, said hook jaw comprising a first set of teeth associated with the outer engagement region and a second set of teeth associated with the inner engagement region;
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- first indicia positioned proximate the fixed jaw on a first side of the wrench indicating lobe positions corresponding to selected sizes in the first range, and second indicia positioned proximate the fixed jaw on a second side of the wrench indicating lobe positions corresponding to selected sizes in the second range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.