Patent ID: 6668685
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B23P,B25B,B60B

Abstract:
A device for simultaneously removing or replacing all lug nuts from a vehicle's wheel wherein a turning force provided at one location causes multiple lug nut sockets to rotate thereby simultaneously screwing or unscrewing all of the lug nuts attached to the wheel, the device comprising:a lug nut interface plate that rotatively holds multiple lug nut sockets around a perimeter of the lug nut interface plate, the sockets being positioned so that there is a one to one correspondence between lug sockets and lug nuts to be removed or replaced; a turning force interface plate with a large central gear that when rotated transfers a rotational force to each lug nut socket of the lug nut interface plate, wherein the turning force interface plate comprises the large central gear with a slot in a middle of said central gear for receiving a turning tool that provides the rotational force and teeth on a circumference of the central gear that mesh with teeth of smaller lug gears that are positioned around a circumference of the central gear and interface with the lug sockets of the lug nut interface plate; and, a release pin that when pushed facilitates connection and disconnection between the lug nut interface plate and the turning force interface plate.