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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald R. Lamond, Haworth, NJ (US);
Richard Whitehall, New York, NY (US);
David Schiff, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
WKI Holding Company Inc., Elmira, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 2/316 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 2/316 ;
Abstract
An ergonomic wrench for rotating a member in a torquing plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the member is provided, having a head portion for engaging the member and a handle extending therefrom in a first longitudinal direction. The invention further includes a handle which is substantially elliptical, having a major axis and a minor axis when viewed in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to said first longitudinal direction, the major axis of which is arranged substantially perpendicular to the torquing plane.