Adjustable Wrench Device with Improved Jaw Adjustment Mechanism
OwnerJoshua Whiteinventor
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Abstract
The disclosed technology includes an adjustable wrench. In one example, the adjustable wrench may include a head and a handle coupled to the head. The head may include a housing that defines a housing cavity, a fixed jaw coupled to the housing, and a jaw adjustment mechanism coupled to the housing. The jaw adjustment mechanism may include an adjustable jaw including an adjustable jaw component positioned parallel to the fixed jaw and a lever arm positioned at least partially within the housing cavity. The lever arm may engage with the adjustable jaw. Movement of the lever arm may move the adjustable jaw towards the fixed jaw.
Claims20
An adjustable wrench, comprising:
- a head comprising:
- a housing that defines a housing cavity;
- a fixed jaw coupled to the housing;
- a jaw adjustment mechanism coupled to the housing, the jaw adjustment mechanism comprising:
- an adjustable jaw comprising an adjustable jaw component positioned parallel to the fixed jaw;
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- a lever arm positioned at least partially within the housing cavity, wherein the lever arm engages with the adjustable jaw, and wherein movement of the lever arm moves the adjustable jaw towards the fixed jaw;
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- a handle coupled to the head.
A jaw adjustment mechanism for an adjustable wrench, comprising:
- an adjustable jaw comprising:
- an adjustable jaw component, and
- an adjustable jaw wall coupled to the adjustable jaw component on a first side and positioned perpendicular to the adjustable jaw component, wherein the adjustable jaw wall comprises a rack on a second side;
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- a lever arm comprising a first lever arm end and a second lever arm end, wherein the first lever arm end engages with the rack, and wherein movement of the second lever arm end in a direction away from the adjustable jaw pushes the rack and the adjustable jaw in a direction closer to a fixed jaw of the adjustable wrench.
An adjustable wrench, comprising:
- a head comprising:
- a housing that defines a housing cavity, wherein the housing defines a lever aperture on a top surface of the housing;
- a fixed jaw coupled to a top portion of the housing;
- a jaw adjustment mechanism coupled to a bottom portion of the housing, the jaw adjustment mechanism comprising:
- an adjustable jaw comprising an adjustable jaw component coupled to an adjustable jaw wall on a first side of the adjustable jaw wall, wherein the adjustable jaw component is perpendicular to the adjustable jaw wall and parallel to the fixed jaw;
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- a lever arm extending through the lever aperture and into the housing cavity, wherein the lever arm engages with the adjustable jaw wall on a second side of the adjustable jaw wall, and wherein movement of the lever arm moves the adjustable jaw towards the fixed jaw;
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- a handle coupled to the head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.