Bendable wrench

• US 7,237,463 B1
• Filed: 05/24/2006
• Issued: 07/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yi Min Lee
• Original Assignee: Yi Min Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Yi Min
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomas; David B.
• Application Number:
  US11/439,735
• Time in Patent Office: 405 Days
• Field of Search: 811776-1778
• US Class Current: 81/177.8
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 1/063 for screwdrivers, wrenches or spanners
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 3/38 Hinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints

Abstract

A bendable wrench includes a handle, a head and a pivot. The handle includes a first ear formed thereon, a second ear formed thereon and a plurality of teeth formed on an internal side of the second ear. The head includes an ear and a plurality of teeth formed on an internal side of the ear thereof. The pivot is movably inserted in the ears so as to pivotally connect the head to the handle. The pivot includes a plurality of teeth that can be engaged with the teeth so as to firmly retain the angle between the head and the handle and disengage from the teeth of the head so that the angle between the head and the handle can be changed.

Claims

1. A bendable wrench comprising:

a handle comprising a first ear formed thereon, a second ear formed thereon and a plurality of teeth formed on an internal side of the second ear so that the teeth extend for only a portion of the thickness of the second ear;

a head comprising an ear and a plurality of teeth formed on an internal side of the ear thereof;

a pivot movably inserted in the ears so as to pivotally connect the head to the handle, the pivot comprising a plurality of teeth that can be engaged with the teeth so as to firmly retain the angle between the head and the handle and disengage from the teeth of the head so that the angle between the head and the handle can be changed.

2. The bendable wrench according to claim 1 comprising a button attached to the pivot.

3. The bendable wrench according to claim 2 wherein the button comprises a thread formed on an internal side, wherein the pivot comprises a thread formed thereon for engagement with the thread of the button.

4. The bendable wrench according to claim 2 comprising a spring compressed between the button and the teeth of the ear of the head.

5. The bendable wrench according to claim 1 wherein the teeth of the head extend for only a portion of the thickness of the ear of the head.