公开(公告)号：US20060081095A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-20

申请号：US10493465

申请日：2002-10-28

Applicant: Seamus Duffy ,  Nigel Buchanan

Inventor： Seamus Duffy ,  Nigel Buchanan

IPC: B25B13/00 ,  B25B13/06

CPC classification number: B25B13/04 ,  B25B13/56 ,  B25G1/085

Abstract: There is disclosed a fold-away wrench having a wrench head (9) pivotally mounted on a handle (2). The wrench head (4) is an open flexible ring socket (3a) locatable over a fastener such as a nut, bolt or screw to move it. Pins (17) are provided for engagement with the wrench head (4) to close the wrench head over a fastener to be moved. Preferably, the wrench head (4) is pivotable on an axis pin (10) at one end of the socket ring while at the other end of the socket ring is a fulcrum pin (17) for closing the socket over the fastener.