Patent ID: 6962099
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A side-entry, adjustable, ratcheting wrench comprising: a first jaw member having an interior portion; a second jaw member slidingly engaged with the first jaw member; a spool disposed in the interior portion of the a first jaw member, the spool having a worm along a first lengthwise outer portion and a series of essentially circular grooves along a second lengthwise outer portion, the worm for adjustment of the second jaw member; a handle having a series of first projections; and a pivot connecting the first jaw member and the handle for pivoting between a working position and a ratcheting position, wherein the series of first projections engage with the series of essentially circular grooves when the wrench is at the working position and disengage from the series of essentially circular grooves when the wrench is at the ratcheting position.