Wrench for wheel lug nut
OwnerKenneth Lymburnerinventor
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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.
Claims5
A wrench comprising, an elongated wrench body having an upper and a lower face, a polygonal opening at one end thereof to receive a nut and extending from the lower face to the upper face, a retaining head located at the other end of the tool from the opening, the retaining head being secured to the lower face thereof, said retaining head having at least one upwardly facing laterally extending shoulder, each such shoulder having a face upwardly directed toward the lower face of the wrench body and adapted to underlie an inner edge of a wheel rim when the tool is in use with the opening mounted upon a wheel lug nut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.