Patent ID: 6032555
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B25B,B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
A wrench comprising:a head;a handle connected to said head;a pin connecting said head to said handle, said pin having an extendible portion including male splines, said pin extending through an orifice in said head and said handle, said pin adapted to reside in one of two positions, a locked position and an unlocked position; andan actuator to extend said extendible portion of said pin substantially without rotating said handle with respect to said head;in said locked position said extendible portion of said pin being extended by said actuator so that said male splines engage female splines of said orifice to prevent angular movement of said handle with respect to said head, and in said unlocked position said extendible portion of said pin being retracted, enabling said pin to rotate in said orifice.