Angle stop valve wrench

A wrench for applying torque to the handles of valves of the type having a stem depending perpendicularly downward from the handle of said valve comprising:

• a. a base plate having essentially flat and parallel upper and lower surfaces,
• b. a plurality of elongated flanges extending perpendicularly downward from said lower surface of said base plate, said flanges having essentially flat, vertically disposed inwardly facing surfaces describing an opening having a transverse cross-sectional shape at least partially conformable over the outer surface of said valve handle,
• c. an elongated cylindrical post extending perpendicularly upward from the center of said upper surface of said base plate, said post having a longitudinal center line disposed perpendicularly to said upper surface of said base plate, and said post having an upper end adapted to engagement by an external torquing member,
• d. at least one tab extending perpendicularly upward from said upper surface of said base plate, said tab having a hole coaxial with a line parallel to said base plate and intersecting said longitudinal center line of said post, whereby an elongated bar may be inserted through said hole and forced against said post, and
• e. means for maintaining said bar substantially within a plane perpendicular to said upper surface of said base plate, said plane containing both said longitudinal center line of said post and the bore axis of said hole in said tab, said means comprising a convex surface circular cross-section base portion of said post, and a concave surface circular cross-section groove of slightly larger radius in one end of said bar perpendicularly disposed to the longitudinal axis of said bar, said convex and concave surfaces being complementary and affording interlocking engagement between said bar and said post when said bar is inserted through said tab hole and forced against said post.