Patent ID: 9552010
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B25B,G05G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A tool for turning a handwheel, the tool comprising: (a) a tool body, the tool body comprising: (b) a handle rotationally connected to the tool body to freely rotate about a longitudinal axis of the tool, with the jaws remaining in a tightened position, while a user applies force transverse to a longitudinal direction of the tool handle to turn the handwheel while gripping the handle; (c) wherein the tool body further comprises a tool body face that fits flat against an outer junction of a rim of the handwheel, so that when the tool is attached to the handwheel, the jaws apply force in the longitudinal direction, with respect to the tool body, toward the tool body face, clamping it against the handwheel rim such that the tool body is substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the rim of the handwheel.