Patent ID: 6039408
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B60B,F16B,Y10S

Abstract:
A break-away lug nut positioner for rapid race car tire changes configured for attachment to a wheel having a mounting plate with at least one mounting hole, the wheel configured for receipt on a hub defining a hub face, the hub including at least one threaded stud that extends through the mounting hole when the wheel is received on the hub with the mounting plate flush against the hub face, the stud defining threads for engaging the threads of a lug nut, comprising:a spacer defining a first edge configured for attachment to the lug nut and a second edge configured for attachment to the wheel mounting plate;the spacer further defining a cavity configured such that, when the wheel is received on the hub with the mounting plate flush against the hub face with the stud extending through the mounting hole and the lug nut is adjacent to the first edge of the spacer and the second edge of the spacer is adjacent to the wheel mounting face with the lug nut aligned with the mounting hole, the stud extends into the spacer cavity and the threads of the stud are positioned adjacent to the threads of the lug nut for easy installation of the lug nut on the stud; andthe spacer further configured to break apart and separate from the lug nut as the lug nut is installed on the stud.