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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Olympia Tools International, Inc., Covina, CA (US);
Yeqing Tian, Shanghai, CN;
Jonathan S. Beckwith, Raleigh, NC (US);
OLYMPIA TOOLS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Covina, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for installing or uninstalling supply lines or retaining nuts. A wrench includes a body having first and second sections rotatably coupled to each other. The body includes a first portion having a plurality of castellations, wherein a plurality of radial slots are formed between lateral surfaces of adjacent castellations, each radial slot being engageable to a wing of a retaining nut, wherein the first portion includes a plurality of first inner surfaces engageable to a first pipe fitting in the closed position. The body includes a second portion spaced away from the first portion, the second portion including a hinge for rotating the first and second sections relative to each other. The body includes a third portion located between the first and second portions, the third portion including a plurality of second inner surfaces engageable to a second pipe fitting in the closed position.