US Patent 11993988 Torque wrench

A system with a wrench coupled to a rig floor, and the wrench can include a plurality of grippers, a linkage mechanism that couples the plurality of grippers together, and a plurality of actuators coupled to the linkage mechanism, with the plurality of actuators used to apply a force to the linkage mechanism in opposite directions, and with the linkage mechanism configured to evenly distribute the force between the plurality of grippers. The wrench can support a torque wrench or a backup tong of an iron roughneck.