Patent ID: 8601913

Claim:
A tool for manipulating a piece of plumbing hardware configured for connection to a fluid meter yoke, the tool comprising: a wrench member including a wrench head and an attachment portion, the attachment portion including a first hinge portion; an elongate arm member including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a second hinge portion is located adjacent the distal end of the arm member and is engageable with the first hinge portion to form a hinge such that the first arm member is configured to optionally extend substantially orthogonal to the wrench member; an elongate handle member including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the handle member is removably connected to the proximal end of the first elongate arm member, the handle member configured to extend at an angle α relative to the arm member; a securing structure to secure the connection between the arm member and the handle member; a first appendage adjacent the distal end of the handle member extending at an angle τ relative to the lengthwise orientation of the handle member; a second appendage proximate the first appendage, the second appendage extending at an angle σ relative to the lengthwise orientation of the handle member, forming a gap between the first appendage and the second appendage for partially contacting an elongate shaft of a separate object wherein the separate object is free to rotate along its length axis while the tool optionally remains unmoved; a first length portion of the arm member starting from the proximal end of the arm member and a first length portion of the handle member starting at the proximal end of the handle member wherein the first length portion of the arm member is slidably engageable along the first length portion of the handle member; and a second length portion of the handle member starting at the distal end of the handle member and extending orthogonal to the first length portion of the handle member, wherein the first length portion of the arm member is slidably engageable with the second length portion of the handle member.