Wrench extension apparatus
OwnerCraig Barkeinventor
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Abstract
A wrench extension apparatus for extending an effective length of a wrench to provide greater leverage when operating the wrench includes an elongated member with a channel therein for holding the wrench. The wrench is insertable by inserting a central portion of the wrench into a side opening of the elongated member and twisting the wrench into an operation position. The insertion of the wrench may be performed in two discrete steps rather than by simultaneously inserting and twisting the wrench into the operation position.
Claims13
A wrench extension apparatus comprising:
- an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member defining a channel therein which is open on the first end, the channel having a size such that the channel is configured for partially containing a wrench, the elongated member having an opening having a size such that the opening is configured for receiving the wrench into the channel, the opening having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion, the first end portion of the opening extending from the first end of the elongated member toward the second end of the elongated member along a first side of the elongated member, the central portion of the opening extending from the first end portion around the elongated member to a second side of the elongated member opposite the first side, the second end portion of the opening extending from the central portion toward the second end of the elongated member, the opening being shaped such that the opening is configured to facilitate insertion of a central section of the wrench through the central portion of the opening and thereafter facilitate insertion of opposing end sections of the wrench through respective ones of the first end portion and the second end portion of the opening;
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- wherein the central portion of the opening is positioned closer to the first end of the elongated member than the second end.
A wrench extension apparatus comprising:
- an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member defining a channel therein which is open on the first end, the channel having a size such that the channel is configured for partially containing a wrench, the elongated member having an opening having a size such that the opening is configured for receiving the wrench into the channel, the opening having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion, the first end portion of the opening extending from the first end of the elongated member toward the second end of the elongated member along a first side of the elongated member, the central portion of the opening extending from the first end portion around the elongated member to a second side of the elongated member opposite the first side, the second end portion of the opening extending from the central portion toward the second end of the elongated member, the opening being shaped such that the opening is configured to facilitate insertion of a central section of the wrench through the central portion of the opening and thereafter facilitate insertion of opposing end sections of the wrench through respective ones of the first end portion and the second end portion of the opening;
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- wherein the second end portion of the opening is longer than the first end portion.
A wrench extension apparatus comprising:
- an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member defining a channel therein which is open on the first end, the channel having a size such that the channel is configured for partially containing a wrench, the elongated member having an opening having a size such that the opening is configured for receiving the wrench into the channel, the opening having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion, the first end portion of the opening extending from the first end of the elongated member toward the second end of the elongated member along a first side of the elongated member, the central portion of the opening extending from the first end portion around the elongated member to a second side of the elongated member opposite the first side, the second end portion of the opening extending from the central portion toward the second end of the elongated member, the opening being shaped such that the opening is configured to facilitate insertion of a central section of the wrench through the central portion of the opening and thereafter facilitate insertion of opposing end sections of the wrench through respective ones of the first end portion and the second end portion of the opening;
- wherein the elongated member has a tubular shape, the channel being defined by an exterior wall of the elongated member, the channel having a cylindrical shape;
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- wherein the first end portion of the opening has a first bounding edge and a second bounding edge, the first bounding edge having a longitudinal portion and a transverse portion, the longitudinal portion extending longitudinally with respect to the elongated member from the first end of the elongated member to the transverse portion, the transverse portion being oriented perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal portion.
A wrench extension apparatus comprising:
- an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member defining a channel therein which is open on the first end, the channel having a size such that the channel is configured for partially containing a wrench, the elongated member having an opening having a size such that the opening is configured for receiving the wrench into the channel, the opening having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion, the first end portion of the opening extending from the first end of the elongated member toward the second end of the elongated member along a first side of the elongated member, the central portion of the opening extending from the first end portion around the elongated member to a second side of the elongated member opposite the first side, the second end portion of the opening extending from the central portion toward the second end of the elongated member, the opening being shaped such that the opening is configured to facilitate insertion of a central section of the wrench through the central portion of the opening and thereafter facilitate insertion of opposing end sections of the wrench through respective ones of the first end portion and the second end portion of the opening;
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- wherein the channel has a first section and a second section, the first section extending from the first end of the elongated member to the second section, the second section extending from the first section to the second end of the elongated member, the first section having a rectangular cuboid shape, the second section having a cylindrical shape.
A wrench extension apparatus comprising an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member defining a channel therein which is open on the first end and the second end of the elongated member, the channel having a size such that the channel is configured for partially containing a wrench, the elongated member having an opening having a size such that the opening is configured for receiving the wrench into the channel, the opening having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion, the first end portion of the opening extending from the first end of the elongated member toward the second end of the elongated member along a first side of the elongated member, the central portion of the opening extending from the first end portion around the elongated member to a second side of the elongated member opposite the first side, the second end portion of the opening extending from the central portion toward the second end of the elongated member, the central portion being oriented to form an acute angle with a central longitudinal axis of the elongated member, the opening being shaped such that the opening is configured to facilitate insertion of a central section of the wrench through the central portion of the opening and thereafter facilitate insertion of opposing end sections of the wrench through respective ones of the first end portion and the second end portion of the opening, the central portion of the opening being positioned closer to the first end of the elongated member than the second end, the second end portion of the opening being longer than the first end portion, the elongated member having a mounting hole extending into the elongated member adjacent to the second end, the mounting hole having a size such that the mounting hole is configured to receive a hook to hang the elongated member on the hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.