Lug removal/installation device

A device for use in conjunction with a lug wrench in the removal or installation of vehicle wheel lugs comprising;

• a main vertical support member,
• a secondary vertical support member,
• a base member,
• a first pivot means pivotally connecting said main vertical support member and said secondary vertical support member at end portions thereof,
• second pivot means for pivotally connecting said main vertical support member and said base member at end portions thereof,
• means for releasably fastening the free end portions of said base member and said secondary support member for positioning said members in a triangular configuration with said base member supported on the ground and said vertical support members extending upwardly therefrom with said first pivot means being located at the upper apex of said triangular configuration,
• said main vertical support member having a plurality of slots therein spaced apart along the length thereof and providing bearing surfaces for holding a horizontally extending portion of the lug wrench during the removal or installation of a vehicle wheel lug,
• said means for fastening said base member and said secondary vertical support member comprising a hook and loop fastener means including a hook containing strip and a loop containing strip, one of said strips being secured at the free end of said secondary support member and the other of said strips being secured on the wall of said base member facing the free end of said secondary support member with said members in said triangular configuration.

A device for use in conjunction with a lug wrench in the removal or installation of vehicle wheel lugs comprising:

• a main vertical support member,
• a secondary vertical support member,
• a base member,
• a first pivot means pivotally connecting said main vertical support member and said secondary vertical support member at end portions thereof,
• second pivot means for pivotally connecting said main vertical support member and said base member at end portions thereof,
• means for releasably fastening the free end portions of said base member and said secondary support member for positioning said members in a triangular configuration with said base member supported on the ground and said vertical support members extending upwardly therefrom with said first pivot means being located at the upper apex of said triangular configuration,
• said main vertical support member having a plurality of slots therein spaced apart along the length thereof and providing bearing surfaces for holding a horizontally extending portion of the lug wrench during the removal or installation of a vehicle wheel lug,
• each of said members having a generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration whereby when the device is supported in its standing triangular configured position, said support members each providing three outwardly facing surfaces and said base member provides two outwardly facing surfaces, and including a plurality of light reflective strips, substantially all of said outwardly facing surfaces of said members having light reflective strips secured thereto whereby said device can be used as a road hazard means.

A device for use in conjunction with a lug wrench in the removal or installation of vehicle wheel lugs comprising:

• a main vertical support member,
• a secondary vertical support member,
• a base member,
• a first pivot means pivotally connecting said main vertical support member and said secondary vertical support member at end portions thereof,
• second pivot means for pivotally connecting said main vertical support member and said base member at end portions thereof,
• means for releasably fastening the free end portions of said base member and said secondary support member for positioning said members in a triangular configuration with said base member supported on the ground and said vertical support members extending upwardly therefrom with said first pivot means being located at the upper apex of said triangular configuration,
• said main vertical support member having a plurality of slots therein spaced apart along the length thereof and providing bearing surfaces for holding a horizontally extending portion of the lug wrench during the removal or installation of a vehicle wheel lug,
• said main vertical support member having a generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration, said secondary vertical support member having a U-shaped channel configuration providing a channel adapted to contain a portion of said main vertical support member, and said base member having a U-shaped channel configuration providing a channel adapted to contain another portion of said main vertical support member, said first and second pivot means being constructed and arranged so that said members can be pivoted to be folded together with said main vertical support member contained in said channels between said secondary vertical support member and said base member in a collapsed condition.

A device for use in conjunction with a lug wrench in the removal or installation of vehicle wheel lugs comprising;

• a main vertical support member,
• a secondary vertical support member,
• a base member,
• a first pivot means pivotally connecting said main vertical support member and said secondary vertical support member at end portions thereeof,
• second pivot means for pivotally connecting said main vertical support member and said base member at end portions thereof,
• means for releasably fastening the free end portions of said base member and said secondary support member for positioning said members in a triangular configuration with said base member supported on the ground and said vertical support members extending upwardly therefrom with said first pivot means being located at the upper apex of said triangular configuration,
• said main vertical support member having a plurality of slots therein spaced apart along the length thereof and providing bearing surfaces for holding a horizontally extending portion of the lug wrench during the removal or installation of a vehicle wheel lug, and
• a support rod carried by said base member adapted to be set into a locked position on said base member with said support rod extending perpendicularly to said base member along the ground on which the base member rests to thereby maintain said triangular configuration of members in an upright standing position,
• each of said members having a generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration whereby when the device is supported in its standing triangular configured position said support members each provide three outwardly facing surfaces and said base member provides two outwardly facing surfaces, and including a plurality of light reflective strips, substantially all of said outwardly facing surfaces of said members having light reflective strips secured thereto whereby said device can be used as a road hazard means.

A device for use in conjunction with a lug wrench in the removal or installation of vehicle wheel lugs comprising:

• a main vertical support member,
• a secondary vertical support member,
• a base member,
• a first pivot means pivotally connecting said main vertical support member and said secondary vertical support member at end portions thereof,
• second pivot means for pivotally connecting said main vertical support member and said base member at end portions thereof,
• means for releasably fastening the free end portions of said base member and said secondary support member for positioning said members in a triangular configuration with said base member supported on the ground and said vertical support members extending upwardly therefrom with said first pivot means being located at the upper apex of said triangular configuration,
• said main vertical support member having a plurality of slots therein spaced apart along the length thereof and providing bearing surfaces for holding a horizontally extending portion of the lug wrench during the removal or installation of a vehicle wheel lug,
• said lug wrench being a swivel-head type including a handle, a hollow hexagonal-shaped lug engaging member, and means including a pivot pin for pivotally connecting one end of said handle to said lug engaging member, and including an adapter rod having a round portion and a multi-sided portion, said multi-sided portion being configured to be received securely in the interior of said lug engaging member to provide an elongated extension therefrom, said round portion being configured to be received in said slots in said main vertical support member.