Patent ID: 6247386
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: B25G

Abstract:
A wrench comprising:a wrench body;a handle having a first end for gripping by a user and a second end for transmitting force from the handle to the wrench body;a pivot pin fixed to the wrench body and extending through a circular opening in the second end of the handle to permit sliding movement of the handle along the pivot pin between a locked position and an unlocked position; andthe wrench body having a shoulder with a v-shaped notch cut into said shoulder and the second end of the handle having a planar leading edge which is delimited by a pair of opposed corners, said v-shaped notch positioned and dimensioned to receive either of the cornerswhereby in the locked position of the wrench, one of the corners of the handle mates within the v-shaped notch in a fixed force transmitting relationship or the planar leading edge of the handle opposes said shoulder in a fixed force transmitting relationship.