Patent ID: 7530294

Claim:
A powered adjustable pipe wrench, comprising: an elongated housing having a handle end and an opposing jaw end; a fixed jaw and a movable jaw disposed at the jaw end of the handle; first and second sets of gripping elements disposed in the fixed and movable jaws, the first and second sets being laterally spaced apart, the first set of gripping elements having opposing gripping surfaces adapted for holding a first piping element stationary when the fixed and movable jaws are approximated towards each other, the second set of gripping elements having opposing gripping surfaces including at least one rotatable gripping surface, the second set being adapted for gripping and rotating a second piping element when the fixed and movable jaws are approximated towards each other in order to thread the first and second piping elements together or to unthread the first and second piping elements; a motor disposed in the housing; a gear train coupling the motor to the at least one rotatable gripping surface of the second set of gripping elements; and a switch electrically connected to the motor, the switch being movable between a first position in which the at least one rotatable gripping surface of the second set of gripping elements remains stationary and a second position in which the motor drives the at least one rotatable gripping surface to rotate.