Patent ID: 8567288

Claim:
A timing belt wrench for gripping and immobilizing at least one timing gear of a timing belt drive and thereby permitting a user to loosen and tighten an axial fastener of the at least one timing gear, said timing belt wrench comprising: a linear timing belt section having a plurality of cleats adapted to grip the at least one timing gear of the timing belt drive, said linear timing belt section having a loop adapted to encircle a flanged portion of at least one gear; wherein said linear timing belt section has a proximal-most end extending away from said loop and further has a medial portion extending away from said loop, said proximal-most end being directly engaged with said medial portion to form said loop; and, wherein said linear timing belt section further has a distal portion integrally formed with said medial portion, said distal portion having a longitudinal length greater than a longitudinal length of said loop such that said distal portion is capable of gripping the at least one timing gear of the timing belt drive while said loop is capable of gripping said flanged portion of an adjacent timing gear.