Oil filter wrench
OwnerMichael R. Gutierrezinventor
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Abstract
An oil filter wrench. The oil filter wrench includes a housing and an engagement lever. The head portion of the engagement lever has an aperture sized to receive an oil filter therethrough and may have protrusions adapted to engage the oil filter. The engagement lever is rotatable around the center of the aperture and in relation to the housing such that the handle portion of the engagement lever is movable from a first position distal to the handle of the housing to a second position proximate to the housing. The handles of the engagement lever and the housing may be gripped by one hand, allowing for ease of operation of the oil filter wrench.
Claims17
An oil filter wrench, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- an engagement lever in pivotal relation with the housing and having a head portion and a handle portion, the head portion having an aperture defined therein, the aperture being sized to receive a portion of an oil filter therethrough, the handle portion being selectively receivable within the housing,
- wherein the housing further comprises a housing head portion and a housing handle portion, the head portion having a second aperture defined therein, the second aperture being substantially concentric with the aperture of the engagement lever;
- wherein the housing head portion and the head portion of the engagement lever are rotatable with respect to one another, wherein the housing head portion and the housing handle portion are fixedly coupled to one another, and wherein the handle portion of the engagement lever and the head portion of the engagement lever are fixedly coupled to one another, such that the handle portion of the engagement lever is configured to rotate about a concentric point of the aperture and the second aperture.
An oil filter wrench, comprising:
- a housing having a first head portion and a first handle portion, the first head portion having a first aperture defined therein;
- and
- an engagement lever in pivotal relation with the housing and having a second head portion and a second handle portion, the second head portion including a second aperture defined therein, and being rotatably disposed within the first head portion;
- wherein the second aperture is sized to receive a portion of an oil filter therethrough;
- and
- wherein the first head portion and the second head portion are rotatable with respect to one another, wherein the first head portion and the first handle portion are fixedly coupled to one another, and wherein the second handle portion and the second head portion are fixedly coupled to one another, such that the second handle portion is configured to rotate about a concentric point of the aperture and the second aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.