Tool for removing vehicle gas tank cap

A tool for removing a vehicle gas tank cap comprising a cradle adapted to engage a transversely extending lug integral with a conventional gas tank cap, an extension member, said extension member comprising a pair of spaced, parallel plate members, a plurality of longitudinally spaced transversely extending pins positioned in the space between the plate members and fixedly attached thereto for maintaining the plate members in spaced relationship, fastening means fixedly securing one end of said extension member to said cradle, a handle, means pivotally connecting one end of said handle to the other end of said extension member, whereby the handle can be pivoted to the operative position to various angles relative to the extension member to accommodate the particular user, and a plurality of longitudinally spaced, transversely extending slots provided in said handle, the longitudinal spacing of said slots corresponding to the longitudinal spacing of said transversely extending pins, whereby the pins are received into the handle slots when the handle is pivoted into the space between the plate members so that the handle is wholly contained within the space between the plate members for storage of the tool.