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US 2018/0345467 A1Published application
Tool for attaching and removing loose wheel nut indicators
OwnerDean Steven Ploumitsakosinventor
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Abstract
A tool for installing and removing wheel nut indicators. The tool includes an elongated handle having a first end opposite a second end. An indicator holder is coupled to the second end. The indicator holder includes an end plate and a sidewall. The end plate is substantially perpendicular to the elongated handle and the sidewall extends from the end plate and is substantially perpendicular to the end plate. An inner surface and a cross section of the sidewall forms a teardrop shape. A wheel nut indicator form fits within the indicator holder.
Claims10
A tool comprising:
- an elongated handle comprising a first end opposite a second end;
- and
- an indicator holder comprising an end plate coupled to the second end, wherein the end plate is substantially perpendicular to the elongated handle, and a sidewall extending from the end plate and substantially perpendicular to the end plate, wherein an inner surface of the sidewall forms a teardrop shape.
A method of engaging loose nut indicators with wheel nuts comprising:
- providing a tool comprising:
- an elongated handle comprising a first end opposite a second end;
- an end plate coupled to the second end of the elongated handle;
- and
- a sidewall extending from the end plate, wherein an inner surface of the sidewall forms a teardrop shape;
- placing a loose nut indicator within the sidewall of the tool;
- placing the sidewall of the tool over a wheel nut of a wheel;
- and
- pushing the loose nut indicator over the wheel nut using the tool.
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