公开(公告)号：US06668685B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-30

申请号：US10082962

申请日：2002-02-26

Applicant: Larry Boston

Inventor： Larry Boston

IPC: B25B1700

CPC classification number: B25B17/00 ,  B23P19/069 ,  B60B29/002 ,  B60B29/003

Abstract: A device for simultaneously removing all of the lug nuts on a vehicle's wheel, thereby reducing the amount of time required to remove the wheel from the vehicle. The device has multiple sockets that fit over each lug nut. Each socket is turned by a lug gear and all of the lug gears are turned by a single central gear. The central gear has a hole or slot in its center for receiving a hand tool or power tool that provides the rotational force. The lug gears are positioned around the circumference of the central gear and the teeth of the lug gears engage with teeth of the central gear. An outer ring gear surrounds all of the lug gears providing an inward pressure that maintains the connection between the teeth of the lug gears and the central gear. When the central gear is rotated each of the lug gears rotate in an opposite direction thereby allowing each lug nut to be turned simultaneously. The device can be mounted on a dolly to aid in movement and the dolly may include a jack for raising and lowering the device to desired height.