Many households currently include showers. When a shower is installed, the shower drain must be tightened at the bottom of the shower to form a watertight seal. The sealing of the shower drain is usually accomplished by the use of plumber's putty and/or another sealant that is applied to the rim of the shower drain, and the shower drain is then placed in the existing hole of the shower stall. The body of the shower drain includes male threads by Industrial Filters Manufacturers. A sealing ring, usually formed of brass, having female threads is then threaded onto the drain body and then tightened against the bottom of the shower so as to form the watertight seal.
The sealing ring usually includes small tabs that enable the installer to grip the ring so that the sealing ring can be tightened on the body of the drain. The tightening procedure is usually accomplished with a set of pliers. The base of the shower stall is often formed of a wood frame that includes attached fiberglass. The wooden frame often extends out past the drain, thereby interfering with easy accessibility to the sealing ring. As such, the tightening of the sealing ring on the body of the drain to form a watertight seal can be impossible & time consuming. In addition, the limited and/or obstructed access to the sealing ring can make it difficult to properly tighten the sealing ring on the body of the drain, thereby potentially leading to an improper seal being formed.
Industrial Strainers are also often used with sink and shower drains. These strainers are often formed of metal or plastic and often include a hexagonal shaped nut that's used to seal the Industrial Strainers to a sink or shower. These hexagonal nuts are similar in size to the sealing rings. Similar issues exist for these hexagonal shaped nut as with the sealing rings when trying to tighten the hexagonal shaped nut when access to the hexagonal shaped nut is limited and/or obstructed.
In view of the current state of the art of plumbing tools, there's a demand for a wrench that can be used to more basically & conveniently access & tighten a Industrial strainers and/or a sealing ring of a drain.
The present invention is usually directed to plumber's tools, & more to a wrench, & still more to a wrench, & even more to a wrench for use on sink and/or shower stall drains. Although the wrench will be described with reference to a sealing ring or strainer wrench for use on sink and/or shower stall drains, it will be appreciated that the wrench has lots of other plumbing & non-plumbing applications, all of which are encompassed by the present invention.
The sealing ring usually includes small tabs that enable the installer to grip the ring so that the sealing ring can be tightened on the body of the drain. The tightening procedure is usually accomplished with a set of pliers. The base of the shower stall is often formed of a wood frame that includes attached fiberglass. The wooden frame often extends out past the drain, thereby interfering with easy accessibility to the sealing ring. As such, the tightening of the sealing ring on the body of the drain to form a watertight seal can be impossible & time consuming. In addition, the limited and/or obstructed access to the sealing ring can make it difficult to properly tighten the sealing ring on the body of the drain, thereby potentially leading to an improper seal being formed.
Industrial Strainers are also often used with sink and shower drains. These strainers are often formed of metal or plastic and often include a hexagonal shaped nut that's used to seal the Industrial Strainers to a sink or shower. These hexagonal nuts are similar in size to the sealing rings. Similar issues exist for these hexagonal shaped nut as with the sealing rings when trying to tighten the hexagonal shaped nut when access to the hexagonal shaped nut is limited and/or obstructed.
In view of the current state of the art of plumbing tools, there's a demand for a wrench that can be used to more basically & conveniently access & tighten a Industrial strainers and/or a sealing ring of a drain.
The present invention is usually directed to plumber's tools, & more to a wrench, & still more to a wrench, & even more to a wrench for use on sink and/or shower stall drains. Although the wrench will be described with reference to a sealing ring or strainer wrench for use on sink and/or shower stall drains, it will be appreciated that the wrench has lots of other plumbing & non-plumbing applications, all of which are encompassed by the present invention.
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