Abstract: Technologies are generally described for clearance adjustments in twin-screw pump assemblies. A twin-screw pump assembly may include a conically shaped portion of a drive shaft enveloped by a bushing. For clearance adjustment, both clamping nuts of the drive shaft, which provide pretention to the bushing and secure an axial position of a threaded screw to the drive shaft, may be removed on the flow side of the pump assembly and the bushing loosened to adjust the angularity between bushing and drive shaft. The bushing may then be pushed over the conically shaped portion and both clamping nuts re-assembled. In some examples, a clamping nut of the driven shaft may be designed and used as removal/loosening tool for the drive shaft bushing.

Abstract: A sliding jaw wrench with a movable lower jaw and a stationary upper jaw. The upper jaw is attached to an elongated shank and the bottom portion of the shank is threaded. An opening in the lower jaw piece allows the lower jaw to slide around the threaded shank. A handle with internal threading is screwed onto the threaded portion of the elongated shank thereby pushing up on the lower jaw piece and causing the jaw opening of the wrench to tighten.

Abstract: A fire hydrant wrench is provided with a chatter-thread arrangement that permits a threaded handle to be pushed, rather than manually threaded, into engagement with a fire hydrant fixture. A quick release trigger similarly permits the handle to be quickly withdrawn without unthreading. Faster operation of hydrants, with consequent savings of lives, results. Other improvements are also disclosed, including reversible, replaceable gripping teeth that tend to prevent even a loosely coupled wrench from falling off a fire hydrant.

Abstract: An adjustable socket wrench having a split socket formed of a pair of complementary jaw members which can be readily adjusted relative to one another for rendering a single wrench adjustable to a relatively large number of differently sized nuts and/or bolts coming within a given range of sizes and which socket includes a reinforcing member to resist the turning or twisting moment imparted to the split socket when the socket is subjected to a torque or turning stress.