Angle-adjustable wrench

An angle-adjustable wrench includes a handle having a front end and two parallel lugs forwardly extended from the front end, a pivot connected between the lugs of the handle, and a wrench head turned about the pivot within 180.degree. relative to the handle, wherein the wrench head has a retaining area and an adjustment area arranged in parallel and facing the front end of the handle between the lugs, and a stop member is coupled to the handle and moved along the front end of the handle between the lugs between a first position where the stop member is engaged with an arc-like, recessed, toothed portion thereof with the retaining area to lock the wrench head, and a second position where the stop member is disposed in contact with the adjustment area for enabling the wrench head to be turned about the pivot relative to the handle.

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What is claimed is:

1. An angle-adjustable wrench comprising a handle having a front end and two parallel lugs forwardly extended from the front end, a pivot connected between the lugs of saidhandle, and a wrench head turned about said pivot within 180.degree. relative to said handle, wherein said wrench head comprises a retaining area and an adjustment area arranged in parallel and facing the front end of said handle between said lugs, anda stop member is coupled to said handle and moved along the front end of said handle between said lugs between a first position where said stop member is engaged with an arc-like, recessed, toothed portion thereof with said retaining area to lock saidwrench head, and a second position where said stop member is disposed in contact with said adjustment area for enabling said wrench head to be turned about said pivot relative to said handle.

2. The angle-adjustable wrench of claim 1 wherein said retaining area of said wrench head is an arched, toothed surface, and said adjustment area of said wrench head is moothly arched smooth surface.

3. The angle-adjustable wrench of claim 1 wherein said handle comprises a blind hole on the front end thereof, a spring element installed in said blind hole, and a steel ball supported on said spring element and partially projecting out of saidblind hole for engagement with said stop member when said stop member is moved to said first position.

4. The angle-adjustable wrench of claim 3 wherein said stop member comprises a locating hole on a back sidewall thereof for engagement with said steel ball.