Patent ID: 7017456

Claim:
An adjustable closed-end wrench adapted for rotating a threaded fastener, said wrench comprising: (a) a handle; (b) a wheel housing located at a free end of said handle; (c) an engagement wheel arranged within said wheel housing and having an inner periphery and an outer periphery, the outer periphery comprising a plurality of circumferentially-spaced gear teeth, and the inner periphery defining a fastener-receiving opening adapted for receiving the threaded fastener, and said engagement wheel being mounted for selective one-way rotational movement relative to said wheel housing such that the fastener is rotatable in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction; (d) a wheel-actuating gear assembly operatively engaging the gear teeth of said engagement wheel to actuate said wheel and thereby rotate the fastener; and (e) means for pivoting said wheel housing relative to said handle.