The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Apex Brands, Inc., Sparks, MD (US);
Inventors:
Eric Broadaway, New Freedom, PA (US);
Yongsheng Xu, Shanghai, CN;
Fengping Zhu, Shanghai, CN;
Zhihong Fu, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/24 (2006.01); B25B 13/18 (2006.01); B25B 7/14 (2006.01); B25B 13/12 (2006.01); B25B 13/20 (2006.01); B25B 27/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 7/14 (2013.01); B25B 13/12 (2013.01); B25B 13/20 (2013.01); B25B 27/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wrench includes a locking mechanism that provides variable locking positions. The wrench has handles that are rotatably connected such that a closing motion of the handles allows the wrench to grip workpieces as desired by moving a plurality of jaw elements inward toward the workpiece. The locking mechanism advantageously allows the jaws and handles of the wrench to be locked precisely on any size workpiece within the working range of the wrench. Related methods are also described.