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CRESCENT ADJUSTABLE WRENCH [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
DEF

A wrench having one jaw fixed and the other adjustable, both of which are perpendical to a straight handle.

DEF

An adjustable wrench, similar to a pipe wrench, but having smooth jaws.

CONT

Wrenches with one fixed and one adjustable parallel jaw can be used on various sizes of bolts and nuts within a limited range. On one type the jaws are at right angles to the handle. This wrench, invented by Charles Monky is known as a monkey wrench. On another type, originally called a crescent wrench, the jaws are almost parallel to the handle; on both types, the jaw is adjusted by turning a worm that engages a rack of teeth cut into the jaw.

OBS

crescent wrench: although they are two very different types of tools, "monkey wrench" and "crescent wrench" are often used as synonyms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
DEF

Sorte de pince à deux mâchoires [perpendiculaires au manche], dont une est mobile, et qui sert à visser ou à dévisser des écrous.

OBS

clé à molette : Bien que la clé à molette et la clé anglaise soient deux outils bien différents, ces deux termes sont souvent utilisés comme synonymes.

Key term(s)
  • clef à molette

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
OBS

Crescent adjustable wrench : term linked with the conception and development of large-format film technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

Wrenches with one fixed and one adjustable parallel jaw can be used on various sizes of bolts and nuts within a limited range. On one type the jaws are at right angles to the handle. This wrench, invented by Charles Monky is known as a monkey wrench. On another type, originally called a crescent wrench, the jaws are almost parallel to the handle; on both types, the jaw is adjusted by turning a worm that engages a rack of teeth cut into the jaw.

OBS

monkey wrench: Although they are two very different types of tools, "monkey wrench" and "crescent wrench" are often used as synonyms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
DEF

Sorte de pince à deux mâchoires [parallèles au manche], dont une est mobile et qui sert à visser ou à dévisser des écrous.

OBS

clé anglaise : Bien que la clé à molette et la clé anglaise soient deux outils bien différents, ces deux termes sont souvent utilisés comme synonymes.

Spanish

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