ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,484, issued on March 17, was assigned to Ryan Keith Gaskie (Forney, Texas).
"Hinged wrench" was invented by Ryan Keith Gaskie (Forney, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed a wrench, having 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 180deg from the first body piece along a longitudinal axis, and wherein the first and second body pieces have respective head pieces that, when closed together, form a box-end wrench head, and wherein the first and second body pieces are joined a...