Patent ID: 6854365

Claim:
A wrench including: a first jaw member having a first gripping portion and a first leverage portion spaced from said first gripping portion; a second jaw member having a second gripping portion for gripping and a second leverage portion spaced from said second gripping portion; said first and second gripping portion being opposed and co-operable with one another for gripping an article to be rotated about a work axis; a handle operatively connected to the first leverage portion for pivotally moving said first jaw member about a leverage axis parallel to said work axis; a cam operatively associated with said handle and co-operable with a second abutment face on said second leverage portion and a first abutment face on said fist leverage portion for urging said first and second leverage portion apart; and a connector connecting said first and second jaw members to one another and holding them in opposed disposition, said connector being operatively connected to each jaw member at a location interposed between said respective opposed gripping portions and said opposed leverage portions and being arranged to allow pivoting of one of said jaw members relative to the other, said connector being adjustable to vary the distance between said gripping portions to thereby apply a gripping force to different sized articles.