Abstract:
A wrench suited for retaining a wheel lug nut in place during removal of a broken wheel stud or lug bolt of a vehicle. The tool comprises an elongated wrench body with upper and lower opposing faces. A polygonal opening is provided at one end to receive the nut and extends all the way from the lower to the upper face of the tool. The tool includes a retaining head located at the opposite end of the tool from the opening. The retaining head is secured to the lower face of the tool and has at least one upwardly facing laterally extending shoulder. Each such shoulder has an upwardly directed face adapted to underlie the inner edge of the wheel rim when the tool is in use with the opening mounted upon the wheel lug nut to help hold retain the tool in place during use.
Abstract:
A coupling device which can be readily attached to a vehicle lifting jack and connected with a wheel nut to loosen the latter in response to operation of the jack. The coupling device comprises an adapter housing which is adapted to be slidably received over a vehicle engaging end portion of the lifting jack, a bushing means having an opening therethrough, a pivot means for pivotally connecting said bushing to said adaptor housing, and wrench having a socket engaging end portion adapted to be fitted over a wheel nut and a handle portion which is slidably received in said opening in said bushing. Operation of the jack causes the vehicle engaging end portion thereof to be moved to cause the handle to be rotated to loosen the wheel nut.
Abstract:
A cross or X-type socket wrench comprises a longitudinally extending shaft with socket wrenches at opposite ends thereof and a pair of shafts extending laterally from the central portion thereof. The laterally extending shafts extend at an obtuse angle to each other in a plane extending at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the socket shaft and having pedal steps at the outer ends thereof. In the preferred embodiment the outer ends of the laterally extending shafts are rebent in a direction opposite to the obtuse angle of the shafts so that the weight of the rebent ends and the pedal steps supported thereon are located to maintain the center of gravity thereof on a line extending through the longitudinal axis of the socket shaft. The end of one of the pedal steps is sharpened and bent to provide a claw for removal of automobile hubcaps. In an alternate embodiment, the socket wrenches are removably supported on the ends of the socket shaft.
Abstract:
Tire change assist tool to facilitate mounting and demounting a wheel-carried tire on axle lugs. The invention comprises such a tool comprising an axially elongated rigid bar; socket means forming a wrench at one end of the bar adapted for axle lug nut engagement, means defining a fulcrum axially of the bar and terminally opposite the socket end thereof, and bar side arm means between the bar ends operatively associated with the fulcrum to support the wheel and tire for universal movement in ground-elevated relation responsive to the bar pivoting on the fulcrum and within the wheel locus of registration with the axle lugs.
Abstract:
Disclosed are devices and methods for changing a vehicle wheel. The devices include an elongated shaft, a wrench portion coupled to a first end of the elongated shaft, a lever portion coupled to a second end of the elongated shaft, the lever portion including: a foot pedal configured to cause a socket to apply a first torque to a fastener; a hand grip configured to cause the socket to apply a second torque to the fastener; and a first opening and a second opening, the first opening and the second opening being configured to permit the hand of a user to grasp the hand grip. The disclosed methods include steps for using the devices to loosen and tighten lug nuts on a vehicle wheel.
Abstract:
The present application is directed to an anti-theft lug nut assembly and/or system for vehicular wheel use. A lug nut assembly of this application may be used in connection with each wheel of a particular vehicle. In another instance, multiple lug nut assemblies may be used in connection with a single wheel of a vehicle. In such instances, the lug nut assemblies may incorporate a common key member or distinct key members for use with each distinct lug members. Common wrenches and sockets are unable to engage and turn the lug member of this application as a result of the outer surface configuration of the lug member.