Patent · US Expired

Shaft wrench

US6227076A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 2000
Grant dateMay 8, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 5, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25B13/46
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Wrench structure for placement on over a generally circular workpiece in either a lateral or an axial direction and having a drive head with a cavity formed by a base member and an access cap, a bore formed thru the base member and cap around a rotational axis for accommodating the workpiece, a plurality of gripping jaws pivotally mounted within the cavity and arranged in a substantially circular pattern around the rotational axis and having gripping faces extending at least partially into the bore, each face being knurled and formed substantially on a radius line which makes an angle from about 6.0.degree. to about 25.degree. with a longitudinal axis of the jaw at a lateral midpoint of the face, and each face thereby having a neutral contact portion and a working contact portion.

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