Patent ID: 8578822

Claim:
A wrench for a valve having a bonnet, the bonnet having a body with an outer surface and a rib attached to and extending from the outer surface, the rib having a side surface, the wrench comprising: an elongated member having: a first end portion and an opposing second end portion; a t-shaped handle attached to the first end portion; a first leg attached to the second end portion, the first leg having: a rigid rectangular shape and a front surface and an inner surface; and a second leg having a rigid rectangular shape; the second leg attached to the second end portion, the first leg and the second leg extend away from the second end at a non-zero angle with respect to each other, thereby forming a gap, the gap being unobstructed between the first leg and the second leg, so as to permit the bonnet to engage the first leg along the inner surface from the second end to an end portion of the first leg; wherein the inner surface of the first leg engages the outer surface of the bonnet and the front surface of the first leg engages the side surface of the rib during removal of the bonnet from the valve.