Patent ID: 6810773
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A wrench comprising:a handle; a head with a mouth including a mouth opening and a base surrounding a central axis of rotation; a fixed jaw member at said base of said mouth and including a plurality of angled surfaces positioned and disposed to partially surround said central axis of rotation; a moving jaw assembly comprising a carriage and a moving jaw member slidably coupled to said carriage, said carriage including a plurality of spaced notches and said moving jaw member including a plurality of angled surfaces; finger elements for ratcheting engagement within said plurality of notches on said carriage for drivingly rotating said moving jaw assembly selectively in either a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction about said central axis of rotation; a lever extending from said handle and pivotally operable by squeezing and releasing to sequentially engage said finger elements with successive ones of said plurality of notches on said carriage to drivingly rotate said moving jaw assembly; means for selectively controlling the direction of rotation of said moving jaw assembly about said central axis of rotation; and engagement means for moving said moving jaw member relative to said carriage between an operative position wherein said angled surfaces of said moving jaw member are positioned and disposed at the base of said mouth and partially surrounding said central axis of rotation, and a retracted position wherein said moving jaw member is moved away from said central axis of rotation to avoid obstructing said mouth opening.