Granted Patent B2

US 12,576,484 · App. 18/200,955 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Inventor: Ryan Keith Gaskie (Forney, TX)

Assignee: Ryan Keith Gaskie

B25B13/28B25B13/04B25B13/08

Abstract

Claims (24)

1 . A wrench, comprising a first body piece and a second body piece, wherein the first body piece and second body piece are of substantially identical construction, and wherein the second body piece is oriented 180° from the first body piece along a longitudinal axis, and wherein the first and second body pieces comprise respective head pieces that, when closed together, form a box-end wrench head, wherein the first and second body pieces are joined at a pivot joint on the box-end wrench head, and wherein the first and second body pieces comprise respective handle pieces, wherein the first handle piece and second handle piece form respective overlapping lips.

2 . The wrench of claim 1 , wherein the first and second body pieces comprise respective lips on respective head pieces, and wherein the pivot joint comprises a pin through the respective lips.

3 . The wrench of claim 1 , wherein the box-end wrench head is a six-point wrench head.

4 . The wrench of claim 1 , wherein the box-end wrench head is a twelve-point wrench head.

5 . The wrench of claim 1 , wherein the first and second body pieces are drop forged.

6 . The wrench of claim 1 , wherein the first and second body pieces are chrome-vanadium.

7 . The wrench of claim 1 , wherein the first and second body pieces further comprise tail pieces at removed ends from the respective head pieces, wherein the tail pieces, when closed, form an open-ended wrench head.

8 . The wrench of claim 7 , wherein the open-ended wrench head is a six-point wrench head.

9 . The wrench of claim 7 , wherein the open-ended wrench head is a twelve-point wrench head.

10 . The wrench of claim 1 , further comprising securing means to secure the first body piece to the second body piece when closed.

11 . The wrench of claim 10 , wherein the securing means comprise magnetic means.

12 . The wrench of claim 10 , wherein the securing means comprise mechanical means.

13 . The wrench of claim 12 , wherein the mechanical means comprise a clasp.

14 . The wrench of claim 12 , wherein the mechanical means comprise a loop.

15 . A method of manufacturing a wrench, comprising:

forming a first body piece comprising a first head piece and a first handle having a longitudinal lip;

forming a second body piece comprising a second head piece and a second handle, wherein the second body piece is of substantially identical construction to the first body piece;

inverting the second body piece along a longitudinal axis; and

pinning the first head piece to the second head piece at a pivot joint, wherein the first head piece and second head piece together form a box-end wrench head, and whereby the longitudinal lip of the first body piece and the longitudinal lip of the second body piece overlap one another.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein forming the first and second body pieces comprises drop forging.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein forming the first and second body pieces comprises casting.

18 . A wrench, comprising a first body piece hingedly affixed to a second body piece, wherein the first body piece and second body hinge at a pivot point, wherein the first body piece and second body piece are oriented to form a box wrench head at a proximal end to the pivot point, the box wrench head open in a first pivot orientation and closed in a second pivot orientation, and wherein the first body piece and second body piece have respective distal ends that together form an open wrench head in the second pivot orientation.

19 . The wrench of claim 18 , wherein the open wrench head is a six-point configuration.

20 . The wrench of claim 18 , wherein the open wrench head is a twelve-point configuration.

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