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US2459672A
US2459672A US748519A US74851947A US2459672A US 2459672 A US2459672 A US 2459672A US 748519 A US748519 A US 748519A US 74851947 A US74851947 A US 74851947A US 2459672 A US2459672 A US 2459672A
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  • This invention relates to a wheel nut wrench for automotive-vehicles, and has forits principal object the provision of a wrench which will be self-supporting, and automatically aligning.
  • Another. object of this. invention is to provide means which can be quickly and easily placed on the. hub of a wheel, and which will automatically align the wheel wrench with each nut to be removed, and also support the wrench in alignment with the said nut, so that the operator can use both hands for loosening and rotating the nut.
  • Fig. 1 is a face view of a typical automotive wheel of the truck type, illustrating the improved wrench in place thereon;
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a vertical section across the hub of the wheel, taken on the line 2-2, Fig. 1, illustrating the construction of the improved wrench
  • Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section, taken on the line 3-3, Fig. 2.
  • a conventional wheel is illustrated at II), with its tire at H and its hub at l2.
  • the wheel I! is usually secured to a wheel flange l3 by means of threaded studs M and wheel clamping nuts Hi.
  • This invention is designed for the removal and replacement of the nuts [5.
  • the improved wrench employs a hub cup 16 of a size to slip over the hub l2 and be secured in place thereon by means of a suitable set screw [1.
  • the outer face of the cup 16 is provided with a circular bearing boss l8, upon which an annular ring plate I9 is rotatably mounted.
  • the ring plate I9 is held in place on the boss l8 by means of a circular cap plate 20 secured thereon by means of suitable cap screws 2
  • the cap plate 20 carries a plunger 22 terminat ing at its outer end in a finger button 23.
  • the plunger passes through a spring sleeve 24 in which a compression spring 25, iscompressed by means of a spring cap 26.
  • Th-e'spring acts againsta pin-21 on the plunger 22 to constantly urge the inner extremity of the latter toward the plate [9.
  • the plate I 9 is provided with a plurality of plunger-receiving holes 28 corresponding in numliJg'r and in angular placement to the wheel studs A'bracketarm 29"extends radially outward from the plate. [9 and supports a wrench bearing sleeve 30; A wrench shaft 3
  • the wrench bearing sleeve 30 is positioned to align the axis of the shaft 3
  • the cup I6 is slipped over the extremity of the hub I2, and the socket wrench 33 is slipped over one of the nuts l5.
  • the set screw ii is then tightened to lock the cup it on the hub l2.
  • the handle is now rotated to loosen the nut 15, after which the plunger 22 is pulled outwardly torelease it from one of the holes 28, and the plate is rotated until the plunger 22. engages the next hole 28. This aligns the socket wrench with the next nut, which is removed by rotating the handle member 35. This is successively continued throughout the entire series of nuts Hi.
  • a wheel wrench for removing wheel nuts from a wheel having an annular series of wheel nuts surrounding a central, projecting hub comprising: a hub cup arranged to slip over the projecting extremity of said hub; a wrench-carrying member mounted on said hub cup, said wrench-carrying member being rotatable about said hub cup; a wrench bearing sleeve carried by said carrying member; a wrench shaft slidably and rotatably passing through said bearing sleeve parallel to the axis of said wheel and in alignment with said nuts; a socket wrench on the inner extremity of said wrench shaft to receive said nuts; and a handle member on the outer extremity of said shaft to rotate thelatter.
  • a hub cup arranged to slip over the projecting extremity of said hub; a wrenchcarrying member mounted on said hub cup; said wrench-carrying member being rotatable about said hub cup; a wrench bearing sleeve carried by said carrying member; va wrench shaft slidably and .rotatably passing through said bearing sleeve parallel to the axis of said wheel and in. alignment with said nuts; a socket wrench on the inner extremity of said wrench shaft toreceive said nuts; and a handle member on-the outer extremity of said shaft to rotate the latter; andmeans for preventing rotation of said carrying member when said socket wrench has aligned with one of said nuts.
  • a wheel wrench for removing wheel nuts from a wheel having an. annular series of wheel nuts surrounding a central, projecting hulmcom prising: a hub cup arranged to slip over the projecting extremity of said hub; a concentric bearing boss projecting from said cup; an annular, rotatable plate mounted on said boss; a cap member holding said plate on said boss; a wrench bearing sleeve carried by said plate; a wrench shaft slidably and rotatably mounted in said bearing sleeve parallel to the axis of said hub and in alignment with said nuts; a socket wrench on the inner extremity of said wrench shaft; and handle means on the outer extremity thereof.
  • a fwheel wrench 'for' removing wheel nuts from a wheel having an annular series 'of wheel nuts surrounding a central, projecting hub comprising: a hub cup arranged to slip over the projeetingextremity of said hub; a concentric bearing boss projecting from said cup; an annular, rotatable plate mounted on said boss; a cap a member holding said plate on said boss; a wrench bearing sleeve carried by said plate; a wrench shaft slidably and rotatably mounted in said bearing sleeve parallel to the axis of said hub and in alignment with said nuts; a socket wrench on the inner extremityof said wrench shaft;- and handle means on the outer extremity thereof;

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Patented Jan. 18, 1949 UNITED .STATES PATENT {OFFICE- I V I V 2,459,672 I I HUB-MOUNTED WHEEL WRENCH Jesse L Morseli, Douglas, Wyo. I Application Mam, 1947,1Serial No..748,5 19
4 Claims. (C1. 81121) This invention relates to a wheel nut wrench for automotive-vehicles, and has forits principal object the provision of a wrench which will be self-supporting, and automatically aligning.
It is exceedingly diflic'ult to remove the wheel nuts from large, truck-type wheels, especially when they have become set or fixed from lon disuse. It is usually necessary to support the wheel wrench with one hand which allows but a single hand to be used..for,ia plying-force for rotating the nut. :w J
Another. object of this. invention is to provide means which can be quickly and easily placed on the. hub of a wheel, and which will automatically align the wheel wrench with each nut to be removed, and also support the wrench in alignment with the said nut, so that the operator can use both hands for loosening and rotating the nut.
Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efficiency. These will become more apparent from the following description.
In the following detailed description of the in vention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.
In the drawing:
Fig. 1 is a face view of a typical automotive wheel of the truck type, illustrating the improved wrench in place thereon;
Fig. 2 illustrates a vertical section across the hub of the wheel, taken on the line 2-2, Fig. 1, illustrating the construction of the improved wrench; and
Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section, taken on the line 3-3, Fig. 2.
In the drawing, a conventional wheel is illustrated at II), with its tire at H and its hub at l2. The wheel I!) is usually secured to a wheel flange l3 by means of threaded studs M and wheel clamping nuts Hi. This invention is designed for the removal and replacement of the nuts [5. The improved wrench employs a hub cup 16 of a size to slip over the hub l2 and be secured in place thereon by means of a suitable set screw [1. The outer face of the cup 16 is provided with a circular bearing boss l8, upon which an annular ring plate I9 is rotatably mounted. The ring plate I9 is held in place on the boss l8 by means of a circular cap plate 20 secured thereon by means of suitable cap screws 2|.
The cap plate 20 carries a plunger 22 terminat ing at its outer end in a finger button 23. The plunger passes through a spring sleeve 24 in which a compression spring 25, iscompressed by means of a spring cap 26. Th-e'spring acts againsta pin-21 on the plunger 22 to constantly urge the inner extremity of the latter toward the plate [9.
The plate I 9 is provided with a plurality of plunger-receiving holes 28 corresponding in numliJg'r and in angular placement to the wheel studs A'bracketarm 29"extends radially outward from the plate. [9 and supports a wrench bearing sleeve 30; A wrench shaft 3| extends through the bearing sleeve 30, it beingboth slidable and rotatable'in the latter. 'One extremity of the shaft 3| is square, as shown at 32, to receive a conventional socket wrench 33. The other extremity carries a T fitting 34, through which a handle bar 35 extends. The handle bar may be set in any projecting position by means of a set screw 36.
The wrench bearing sleeve 30 is positioned to align the axis of the shaft 3| with the bolt circle of the studs l4 and parallel to the axis of the wheel hub l2.
In use, the cup I6 is slipped over the extremity of the hub I2, and the socket wrench 33 is slipped over one of the nuts l5. The set screw ii is then tightened to lock the cup it on the hub l2.
The handle is now rotated to loosen the nut 15, after which the plunger 22 is pulled outwardly torelease it from one of the holes 28, and the plate is rotated until the plunger 22. engages the next hole 28. This aligns the socket wrench with the next nut, which is removed by rotating the handle member 35. This is successively continued throughout the entire series of nuts Hi.
It will be noted that the operator does not need to support the wrench, nor does he need to align it with the nuts. This is done automatically by the plunger 22 engaging the holes 28. In fact, after the wrench has been placed upon the first nut, all of the remaining nuts can be removed or replaced even in the dark.
While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, Without departing from the spirit of the invention.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is: l. A wheel wrench for removing wheel nuts from a wheel having an annular series of wheel nuts surrounding a central, projecting hub, comprising: a hub cup arranged to slip over the projecting extremity of said hub; a wrench-carrying member mounted on said hub cup, said wrench-carrying member being rotatable about said hub cup; a wrench bearing sleeve carried by said carrying member; a wrench shaft slidably and rotatably passing through said bearing sleeve parallel to the axis of said wheel and in alignment with said nuts; a socket wrench on the inner extremity of said wrench shaft to receive said nuts; and a handle member on the outer extremity of said shaft to rotate thelatter.
2. A wheel wrench for removing wheelnuts from a wheel having an annular serlesof wheel' nuts surrounding a central, projecting hub,,com-
prising: a hub cup arranged to slip over the projecting extremity of said hub; a wrenchcarrying member mounted on said hub cup; said wrench-carrying member being rotatable about said hub cup; a wrench bearing sleeve carried by said carrying member; va wrench shaft slidably and .rotatably passing through said bearing sleeve parallel to the axis of said wheel and in. alignment with said nuts; a socket wrench on the inner extremity of said wrench shaft toreceive said nuts; and a handle member on-the outer extremity of said shaft to rotate the latter; andmeans for preventing rotation of said carrying member when said socket wrench has aligned with one of said nuts.
3. A wheel wrench for removing wheel nuts from a wheel having an. annular series of wheel nuts surrounding a central, projecting hulmcom prising: a hub cup arranged to slip over the projecting extremity of said hub; a concentric bearing boss projecting from said cup; an annular, rotatable plate mounted on said boss; a cap member holding said plate on said boss; a wrench bearing sleeve carried by said plate; a wrench shaft slidably and rotatably mounted in said bearing sleeve parallel to the axis of said hub and in alignment with said nuts; a socket wrench on the inner extremity of said wrench shaft; and handle means on the outer extremity thereof.
4 A fwheel wrench 'for' removing wheel nuts from a wheel having an annular series 'of wheel nuts surrounding a central, projecting hub, comprising: a hub cup arranged to slip over the projeetingextremity of said hub; a concentric bearing boss projecting from said cup; an annular, rotatable plate mounted on said boss; a cap a member holding said plate on said boss; a wrench bearing sleeve carried by said plate; a wrench shaft slidably and rotatably mounted in said bearing sleeve parallel to the axis of said hub and in alignment with said nuts; a socket wrench on the inner extremityof said wrench shaft;- and handle means on the outer extremity thereof;
- and locking meansv for locking said plate against The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
s'ra'ms ra'rsurrs Number I Name Date 1,385,227 Pyron 1 July :19, 1921 1,778,055 vAlinder et al. Oct. 14,1930
636,456 Sauls et a1 NOV. "1, 1899
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US2632350A (en) * 1950-02-04 1953-03-24 Richard H Kaster Lug wrench support
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US2761340A (en) * 1955-09-09 1956-09-04 Norman E Harrington Wheel lug-bolt wrench
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US2577157A (en) * 1950-05-22 1951-12-04 Loren A Ross Socket wrench turning device
US2614444A (en) * 1952-03-10 1952-10-21 Jess C Moore Wrench for truck wheel nuts
US2761340A (en) * 1955-09-09 1956-09-04 Norman E Harrington Wheel lug-bolt wrench
US2911867A (en) * 1958-01-17 1959-11-10 Loren A Ross Socket wrench turning device
US3076488A (en) * 1959-08-10 1963-02-05 Chemetron Corp Comminuting apparatus
US3170347A (en) * 1961-11-27 1965-02-23 Adolph O Brye Truck wheel wrench apparatus
US3292464A (en) * 1964-02-12 1966-12-20 Willie H Grimes Gear driven wheel retainer nut wrench
US3577818A (en) * 1969-09-25 1971-05-04 Leslie Dick Cramer Lug wrench support
US4015490A (en) * 1976-03-04 1977-04-05 Burrous William R Screw removal tool
US4005622A (en) * 1976-04-30 1977-02-01 Bassett Alvin L Circular saw wrench
FR2403895A1 (en) * 1977-09-26 1979-04-20 Chomka Emile Multiple tool for car wheel nuts - has socket tool operated by T=shaped member with lever, and carried in ground support
US4159750A (en) * 1977-11-04 1979-07-03 Caterpillar Tractor Co. Adapter for preloading bearings
US4406187A (en) * 1981-01-12 1983-09-27 Frank A. Klaus Anchoring mechanism for motor driven wrench
US4537101A (en) * 1983-12-12 1985-08-27 Eversole Frank A Lug nut remover
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US5123312A (en) * 1991-11-18 1992-06-23 Brawand Franklin M Hub mounted support for a wheel lug wrench
EP0556536A1 (en) * 1992-02-18 1993-08-25 Marco Greggi Device for loosening or screwing tight the fixing bolts of a wheel of a motor vehicle, with direct coupling to the wheel
US6330845B1 (en) * 2000-05-17 2001-12-18 Bristol-Myers Squibb Wrench for an implant
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