Tools – Wrench – screwdriver – or driver therefor – Having stationary structure for supporting wrench or...
Patent
1998-02-24
2000-03-28
Smith, James G.
Tools
Wrench, screwdriver, or driver therefor
Having stationary structure for supporting wrench or...
248407, 811801, B25B 2300
Patent
active
060416815
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a lug wrench stabilizer for use in safely and conveniently removing and replacing a vehicle wheel normally secured to the vehicle by a plurality of securely tightened lug nuts. The invention provides an "A" frame which is formed by a right and left tubular member and a horizontal support bar connected to and positioned between the right and left tubular members at a predetermined height below the apex. Each of said tubular members comprise a telescoping leg within a housing which is supportably connected to a standing pad and a standing pad swivel means to support the assembled device on uneven terrain. Each of the telescoping legs has a plurality of notches situated across the width of the telescoping legs that can be aligned for receiving a bail. The bail itself is hinged and spring loaded on the "A" frame assembly to adjust the working height of the invention by locking the amount of extension of the telescoping legs, each telescoping leg is fitted with a stop mechanism on the end opposite of the standing pad. The stop mechanism prevents separation of the telescoping legs from the tubular members in even the most heightened position. The "A" frame is the support for two cylindrical fulcrums, one at the apex and one atop the horizontal support bar. The cylindrical fulcrums provide a safety mechanism so that when a lug wrench is placed therein to remove lug nuts, the lug wrench is unable to slip.
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Evans Susan B.
Smith James G.
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