Patent ID: 7246541
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A pipe wrench apparatus comprising: a housing having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall; a head being attached to an upper end of said peripheral wall, said head having first side, a second side and a peripheral edge, said head having an opening extending therethrough, said opening extending through said first and second sides, said opening having a generally circular shape, said opening being defined by an outer edge, said outer edge having a slot therein continually extending around said outer edge; a ring member having an outer perimeter edge and an inner perimeter edge, said inner perimeter edge having a plurality of teeth attached thereto and extending inwardly of said ring member, said teeth being configured to engage a pipefitting, said ring member being positioned in said slot in said outer edge of said opening; a drive assembly being mounted in said housing, said drive assembly being mechanically coupled to said ring member and being configured to selectively rotate said ring member in a first direction or a second direction; and a clamp assembly being removably coupled to said housing and being configured to secure a pipe to said housing such that said pipe is aligned with said opening, said clamp assembly including a rod having a first end and a second end, a perpendicular bend being positioned between said first and second ends of said rod, said first end of said rod being removably extended into and threadably coupled to said housing, a clamp of said clamp assembly being attached to said second end of said rod, said clamp including a pair of jaws, a coupler extending through said jaws being adjustable to selectively move said jaws toward or apart from each other, an opening between said jaws being aligned with said opening in said head.