Granted Patent B2

US 9,193,044 · App. 13/087,761 · Granted Nov 24, 2015

Abstract

Claims (31)

1. An adjustable spanner for quickly turning an object, comprising:

a moving member;

a first jaw adjustably jointed to the moving member;

a second jaw cooperating with the first jaw; and

a grip having a first end grippable by a user, in use of the adjustable spanner and a second end opposite to the first end, with the moving member movably joined to the second end and movement thereof restricted by a first fastening device, with the first fastening device being moveable in a slot defined in the moving member, biased by an elastic member disposed in the slot, and fixed to the second end, with the second jaw being pivotally joined to the second end by a second fastening device, and with the second fastening device being inserted in the second end and the second jaw; and

wherein the adjustable spanner is able to be turned in a first direction that an object held between the first and second jaws is turned, with a relative position between the first and second jaws fixed, with a fixed first clamping distance defined between the first and second jaws, and wherein the moving member is not moved relative to the grip; and

wherein the adjustable spanner is able to be turned relatively to the object, with the adjustable spanner being turned in a second direction opposite to the first direction, with the second jaw pivoting relative to the grip and the moving member about the second fastening device and the moving member moving relative to the grip, with the first jaw carried by, and in a fixed position with respect to, the moving member to move away from the second jaw until the moving member and the first fastening device stop, with a second clamping distance larger than the first clamping distance defined between the first and second jaws when the moving member stops, with the moving member being able to return to the relative position, where the first and second jaws define the first clamping distance, by the elastic member.

2. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a switch installed thereon and operably moveable between a first position in which the adjustable spanner is turned in a first direction to turn the object and in a second direction to move relatively to the object, and a second position in which the adjustable spanner is turned in the first direction and in the second direction to turn the object.

3. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first jaw is adjustably movable to a predetermined position relative to the moving member by a worm gear, with the first jaw moving linearly, with the worm gear operably rotated about an axle inserted therein.

4. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the moving member includes an end edge defined on an outer periphery thereof, and the grip includes a support edge defined thereon, and wherein the end edge is in line contact with the support edge when the adjustable spanner is in operation for turning the object.

5. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the elastic member includes an end abutting against the first fastening device and another end abutting against a periphery of the slot.

6. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the grip includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member disposed in a spaced relationship opposite each other, with the moving member and the second jaw fixed between the first and second connecting members.

7. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 6 , wherein one of the first and second connecting members is integrally formed with the grip and the other is detachable from the grip.

8. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 2 further comprising a positioning device engaging with the switch to sustain the switch in either of the first and second positions, with the positioning device abutting against the switch and a peripheral wall of a compartment defined in the grip.

9. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the switch is operated by an input portion defined thereby, wherein the switch includes a control portion, which is formed separately from the input portion and joined to the input portion.

10. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the slot defines a first section and a second section connected to and communicating with the first section.

11. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first section extends longitudinally in a first direction, and the second section extends longitudinally in a second direction that is oblique to the first direction of the first section, and the first and second sections extend through the moving member.

12. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first section extends through the moving member and includes a first end and second end and extends from the first end to the second end, and the second section includes a bottom edge and a platform, with the platform extending from the bottom edge and having an extension defined at a level higher than a level of the bottom edge and lower than an opening of the slot.

13. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the elastic member includes a plurality of loops.

14. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the elastic member includes at least one loop and first and second legs extending from two terminal ends of the at least one loop respectively.

15. An adjustable spanner for quickly turning an object, comprising:

an elongated grip;

a moving member at one end of the grip; and

a pair of jaws attached to the one end of the grip,

wherein the moving member and the grip are attached so that they are movable with respect to each other over a limited distance between a first position and a second position,

wherein the jaws are attached so that, when the moving member and the grip are in the first position, the jaws oppose each other to define a clamping distance therebetween,

wherein one of the jaws is connected to the grip through a worm gear that is actuatable about an axis of the worm gear by a user to adjust a position of the one jaw with respect to the other jaw of the pair of jaws and thereby adjust the clamping distance,

wherein the other jaw is attached movably with respect to the grip, the moving member, and the one jaw,

wherein, in the first position, the moving member and the grip fit cooperatively with each other so that a lock portion retains the other jaw in position with respect to the moving member, and

wherein, upon relative movement of the grip and the moving member to the second position, the lock portion releases the other jaw, allowing movement of the other jaw with respect to the moving member.

16. The adjustable spanner as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the moving member and the worm gear are arranged so that, in the relative movement of the grip and the moving member to the second position, the moving member carries the worm gear in a fixed position with respect to the moving member along the axis of the worm gear.

Assignments (18)