Patent ID: 6725703
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A tool for adjusting a hinge, the hinge being the type comprising a first leaf and a second leaf, each leaf laterally attached to a plurality of knuckles on the edge of each leaf and a retaining pin is passed through the aligned knuckles of the first leaf and second leaf to connect the two leafs, the tool comprising:(a) a cylindrical head having a first diameter, a first end and a second end, the first and second end defining a first axis, the head further comprising a first jaw portion and an opposite-facing second jaw portion, the first jaw portion and the second jaw portion defining an opening having the same shape as a cross-section of the knuckles; and (b) a handle having a second diameter attached to the second end of the head, the handle defining a second axis wherein the first axis and the second axis coincide and the first diameter is larger than the second diameter.