Patent ID: 6666113
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A valve wrench for tightening a male adaptor onto a valve, the valve wrench comprising:a base member having a pair of opposing ends, each of said ends of said base member having a bore, said bore of each of said ends extending through said base member such that said bore of each of said ends is adapted for receiving the male adaptor, said base member being adapted for being gripped by a hand of the user when the user wishes to rotate the male adaptor with respect to the valve, each of said ends of said base member having plurality of angled teeth, each of said angled teeth inwardly extending into an associated one of said bores from an interior surface of an associated one of said ends of said base member such that said angled teeth are adapted for engaging the male adaptor to prevent slipping of said base member with respect to the male adaptor when the base member is being used to rotate the male adaptor with respect to the valve; and a pair of lever arms being pivotally coupled to said base member, each of said lever arms being in communication with said bore of one of said ends of said base member, said lever arm decreasing the diameter of said bore of the associated one of said ends of said base member for engaging the male adaptor to secure the male adaptor when the male adaptor is rotated.