Patent ID: 6125724
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B25B,Y10S

Abstract:
An adjustable wrench havinga body providing a wrench handle and a first jaw;an adjustable assembly including an adjustable second jaw having a rack and cooperating with the first jaw to provide a wrench;a scale having a first element on the body and a pointer on the adjustable assembly cooperating with the first element to show a series of nominal fastener sizes;means for moving the adjustable jaw relative to the first jaw comprising a gear meshing with the rack and a rotatable operator having the pointer thereon, comprising part of the adjustable assembly, for rotating the gear and thereby reciprocating the rack and the adjustable jaw relative to the first jaw;means connecting the operator and the gear for moving the gear through a path of movement including a series of predetermined fixed positions corresponding to the series of nominal fastener sizes so the nominal distance between the jaws in each of the predetermined positions corresponds to the nominal fastener sizes; andmeans for immobilizing the jaws in each of the predetermined fixed positions.