Patent ID: 7500418

Claim:
A torque setting lug nut wrench comprising: a socket, said socket dimensioned to fit a lug nut of a motor vehicle wheel; a first section extending collinearly from said socket; a second section projecting from said first section at an angle greater than 15 degrees and less than 165 degrees, said second section operable to apply a rotational force on the lug nut of the motor vehicle wheel when the lug nut is within said socket; and a clicker-type torque detection mechanism attached to said second section and having a preset torque limit, said clicker-type torque detection mechanism having a torque indicating lever and a binding force mechanism having a slot region, a tension spring and a ball detent, said tension spring in contact with said ball detent; said torque indicating lever extending at least partially through said slot region and said ball detent in contact with said torque indicating lever and operable to provide a signal to a user applying a rotational force to the lug nut within said socket when said preset torque limit has been applied to the lug nut.