Patent ID: 8141459

Claim:
A powered adjustable pipe wrench, comprising: a motor housing; a central jaw carrier extending longitudinally from the motor housing, the jaw carrier having a proximal housing attachment portion, a distal portion opposite therefrom, a roller side, and a jaw side opposite the roller side; a proximally disposed transmission assembly affixed to the roller side of the jaw carrier; a proximal jaw assembly extending from the jaw side of the jaw carrier, the jaw assembly and the transmission assembly being disposed on opposite sides of the jaw carrier, the proximal jaw assembly being slidable and longitudinally adjustable relative to the jaw carrier; a roller wheel carriage and a distal jaw assembly slidably disposed on opposite sides of the distal portion of the jaw carrier; at least one motorized, rotating gripping element selectively driven by the transmission assembly; a free wheeling, rotating idler roller gripping element disposed on the roller wheel carriage; and a fixed gripping element immovably affixed within the proximal and distal jaw assemblies; wherein the motorized and free wheeling gripping elements are adapted for gripping and rotating a first pipe component when the proximal and distal jaw assemblies are adjusted towards each other; and wherein the jaw assemblies are adapted for holding a second pipe component stationary relative thereto when the motorized gripping elements are rotated in order to engage and disengage the first and second pipe components.