Patent ID: 9610676
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B25B

Claim:
1. A wrench comprising: a handle with a stationary lower jaw portion; a movable upper jaw having a depending shank, the shank including a threaded region; a sleeve rigidly connected to the handle, the sleeve defining a channel sized to moveably receive at least a portion of the shank of the upper jaw; a rotatable member threadedly engaged with the threaded region of the shank of the upper jaw, the member rotatably secured to at least one of the handle and the sleeve, wherein upon rotation of the member the distance between the lower jaw and the upper jaw is selectively adjusted; and a spacer member disposed along a face of the shank of the upper jaw and extending from the upper jaw to at least one of the handle and the sleeve, to thereby preclude contact between the shank and a work piece disposed between the lower jaw and the upper jaw, wherein a modulus of elasticity of the spacer member is less than a modulus of elasticity of the upper jaw.