Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Locking wrench for fire hydrant
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Application No.: US16241298Application Date: 2019-01-07
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Publication No.: US11137088B2Publication Date: 2021-10-05
- Inventor: Paul Kennedy
- Applicant: Kennedy Valve Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Elmira
- Assignee: Kennedy Valve Company
- Current Assignee: Kennedy Valve Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Elmira
- Agency: Brown & Michaels, PC
- Main IPC: E03B9/06
- IPC: E03B9/06 ; F16K35/06 ; E05B67/38

Abstract:
A wrench for securing, actuating and preventing tampering with a fire hydrant is disclosed. In useful embodiments, the wrench can be a two-ended wrench having a loop that encloses a pentagonal opening at either end of an elongated handle, where the handle can include in a nonterminal portion a slot. In a locking mode, the wrench can accept at a first end an actuating nut of the fire hydrant and can be locked in place by inserting a locking arm of a padlock through an eye bolt that is secured to a side of the fire hydrant and inserted through the slot. The wrench can be unlocked and removed, whereupon a second end can be used to turn the actuating nut as well as to remove water outlet caps and adjust nozzles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200217431A1 Locking Wrench for Fire Hydrant Public/Granted day:2020-07-09
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