Combination tool assembly for bicycles and method of using same

A combination tool assembly comprising:

• a main body having plural spaced sockets therein,
• plural generally L-shaped wrench tools respectively removably disposable in the sockets for pivotal movement between stowed and unstowed positions,
• retaining structure on the body engageable with at least one of the wrench tools for retaining the wrench tools in their stowed positions, and
• chain supports projecting from the main body for supporting an associated bicycle chain link, and a link pin removal tool carried by the body and rotatable with the use of a predetermined one of the wrench tools for driving a chain link pin from the associated chain link.

A combination tool assembly comprising:

• a main body having fastener-engaging wrenching surfaces thereon,
• the body having a tongue portion projecting therefrom,
• the tongue portion having a slot formed therein,
• the main body having a bicycle spoke wrench slot therein disposed in alignment with the tongue portion slot so that the tongue portion slot affords clearance for a spoke being wrenched with the spoke wrench slot;
• and
• a lever member having a groove formed therein,
• the tongue portion being receivable in the groove for removably mounting the lever member on the body.

A method of using a combination tool assembly which includes a main body with plural sockets therein, and plural L-shaped wrench tools with legs respectively receivable in the sockets for pivotal movement about the axes of the legs between stowed and unstowed positions and for translational movement axially of the legs between the unstowed positions and locked conditions retaining the wrench tools against rotation, the method comprising:

• pivoting a wrench tool from its stowed position to its unstowed position, then
• moving the unstowed wrench tool from its unstowed position to its locked condition, then
• grasping the body as a handle for manipulation of the locked wrench tool, and
• mounting a lever tool on the main body in engagement with at least one of the wrench tools for retaining the wrench tools in their stowed positions.

A method of using a combination tool assembly which includes a main body with plural sockets therein, and plural L-shaped wrench tools with legs respectively receivable in the sockets for pivotal movement about the axes of the legs between stowed and unstowed positions and for translational movement axially of the legs between the unstowed positions and locked conditions retaining the wrench tools against rotation, the method comprising:

• pivoting a wrench tool from its stowed position to its unstowed position, then
• moving the unstowed wrench tool from its unstowed position to its locked condition, then
• grasping the body as a handle for manipulation of the locked wrench tool,
• wherein the main body includes a wrenching lug projecting therefrom, and further comprising grasping the main body as a handle for manipulation of the wrenching lug.