Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
007100000 | AUTOMOBILE REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE | 19 |
20080295253 | Vehicle wheel changing system - A multi-purpose tool for removing and attaching vehicle wheels. The tool comprises parts, which may be combined to make components. In a first aspect of the invention the lifting component comprises a handle and a base plate, which may be used to lift, lower, position and transport a wheel; one variant of the base plate having a wheel or roller. In a second aspect of the invention a tool for removing and replacing a hubcap is made from a portion of the handle. In a third aspect of the invention a lug removal component is either provided as a novel lug wrench or may be made from the novel lug wrench combined with a portion of the handle. | 12-04-2008 |
20090038081 | JACK, WINCH, AND TIRE RETRIEVAL TOOLS - A tool kit is provided to be stored in a vehicle to enable an operator in emergency situations to effect minor repairs, for example, to change a flat tire. The tool kit includes: a lug wrench, an extension, and a hook driver. The tools are used together to form three configurations. The first configuration being configured to activate a winch mechanism to raise and lower a tire mounted underneath a vehicle. The second configuration being configured to activate a portable jack. The third configuration being configured to grasp and retrieve the lowered spare tire. | 02-12-2009 |
20090049618 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING CONNECTING RODS - An apparatus and method for installing a piston and connecting rod assembly in a cylinder of an engine block includes a frame, an installation rod and a guide defining a channel complementary to the rod. The frame is disposed about an opening at the bottom of the engine block and the guide is positioned on the frame in alignment with a cylinder. The installation rod is coupled to the connecting rod and the rod and the piston and connecting rod assembly are slid into the cylinder. The installation rod is received within the guide channel and maintains the connecting rod perpendicular to the crankshaft and away from the cylinder wall. As the connecting rod moves toward the crankshaft, the guide and rod move the connecting rod into proper alignment and contact with the crankshaft. | 02-26-2009 |
20090056032 | Engine turning device - An engine turning device for use in rotating the crankshaft of an engine. The device has a first structure on a first side used when coupling the device to an engine employing a harmonic balancer and a second structure on a second side used when coupling the device to an engine that does not have a harmonic balancer or if the harmonic balancer has been removed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090139035 | REMOVING TOOL FOR CAR-WINDOW EDGE STRIPS - A removing tool for car-window edge strips includes a grip, a linking rod, a protective disc and a tool set. The protective disc is positioned between the grip and the linking rod, and the linking rod has a flat insert groove diametrically formed vertically for the tool set to insert therein and kept tight by screws. The protective disc can protect hands of a user from getting hurt during removing operation. The flat insert groove of the linking rod can be used for combining different tool sets for removing car-window edge strips and dried glue attached with the edge strips with convenience and quickness. | 06-04-2009 |
20090300847 | Automobile windshield installation device - The present invention is an automobile windshield installation device, two of which can be operated by a single operator to install or dismantle a windshield by two sucking discs in a DIY way. A single installation device includes a main rod, two extension tubes, an extension rod, three positioning seats, a branch tube and a grip device. A lower end of the main rod can be provided with a stand to support the installation device, the extension tubes and the extension rod can ascend or descend depending on practical needs, and the sucking disc at a side of the grip device can attach the windshield. | 12-10-2009 |
20110047711 | FASTENER TOOL FOR FASTENING A TRANSMISSION SHAFT, AND A BALANCING BENCH INCLUDING SUCH A TOOL - The present invention relates to a fastener tool ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110072592 | AUTO BODY TOOL - Disclosed herein is an auto body tool for the removal of quarter panels. The auto body tool includes a shank, a chisel and a shoulder against which hammering forces can be applied. The shoulder includes a flat beating surface and a slanted surface that together form a right triangle with the shank. The chisel extends at an angle from the shank to provide ease of access to the proper location against which prying and hammering forces can be applied. | 03-31-2011 |
20110113563 | Power-Assisted Tire Changing Kit - The first embodiment of the discloser presents herein is a power-assisted tire changing kit that is comprised of a commercially available 12-volt electric impact wrench, three impact wrench adapters that mate the electric impact wrench to three scissors jack designs, and a set of lug nuts sockets that match the electric impact wrench with various size lug nuts. A pair of gloves and a soft case that holds the other components complete the embodiment. Other embodiments are presented that have different or additional accessories, or are customized to a specific vehicle model. | 05-19-2011 |
20110154577 | INTEGRATED TIRE REPAIR MULTI TOOL WITH FOLDING PLIERS - An improved tire repair tool having a pair of pliers, with integrated cutters, a rasp for cleaning a tire puncture, a tool for inserting a cylindrical tire plug, and a means to store tire plugs within the assembly. The nominally channel shaped handles of the pliers have first and second ends. The first end of the handles are pivotally mounted to a pair of plier jaws which can be used to remove debris from a tire. The rasp and the means for inserting tire plugs are pivotally mounted to to the second end of one of the handles and can be moved between a stowed position and open position. The rasp and tool for inserting tire plugs are lockable in the stowed and open position in such a way to allow the rasp and insertion tool to rotate into a deployed position where they can be used. The second handle contains a means to store tire plugs. | 06-30-2011 |
20110167566 | COMBINED CAR JACK AND LUG WRENCH ASSEMBLY - A combined car jack and lug wrench assembly is provided that includes a driving lever configured to be used both to engage a driving head for operating a hydraulic system of the car jack and to be used as a spanner of a lug wrench assembly. The assembly can include a car jack body, a socket storage assembly disposed on the body for housing wrench sockets, and a lever storage assembly disposed on a sidewall of the body configured to secure the driving lever along a sidewall of the body, when not in use. | 07-14-2011 |
20110314614 | WHEEL WEIGHT TOOL - A wheel weight tool includes a handle connected to a hammer head on a first end and having a first hook on a second end. The first hook may be adapted for removing a wheel weight. The hammer head has a soft end and a hard end. The hard end may include a second hook. | 12-29-2011 |
20120060297 | Vehicle wheel changing system - A multi-purpose tool for removing and attaching vehicle wheels. The tool comprises parts, which may be combined to make components. In a first aspect of the invention the lifting component comprises a handle and a base plate, which may be used to lift, lower, position and transport a wheel; one variant of the base plate having a wheel or roller. In a second aspect of the invention a tool for removing and replacing a hubcap is made from a portion of the handle. In a third aspect of the invention a lug removal component is either provided as a novel lug wrench or may be made from the novel lug wrench combined with a portion of the handle. | 03-15-2012 |
20130031727 | Multifunction Lug Wrench - A multifunctional lug wrench according to the present invention is a device that can be used to efficiently open the lugs of car wheels with less force required by the operator by utilizing a built-in ratchet. A super bright | 02-07-2013 |
20130145561 | EMERGENCY ACTUATING TOOL - An emergency actuating tool for at least one equipment component which is specific to a vehicle with a movable roof arrangement, has at least one tool head for the equipment component, which tool head has an actuating element. For an alternative embodiment of the emergency actuating tool, it is provided that the emergency actuating tool has, moreover, at least one second tool head which has a second actuating element, that the emergency actuating tool is configured in multiple pieces, such that it can be assembled and at least partially dismantled, and that a third tool head with a third actuating element can be exposed by the dismantling of the emergency actuating tool. | 06-13-2013 |
20140259436 | CHECK VALVE REBUILD TOOL - A rebuild tool for a motorcycle fuel tank quick connect fuel tank fitting has a mandrel tool with at least one post extending from a body portion. The post has an internal bore and an axial groove. A generally cylindrical bushing has an internal bore enabling the bushing to be disposed on the at least one post. The bushing forms an axial slit. At least one O-ring capture hook may be installed onto the mandrel tool within the axial groove and locked into place by rotating the bushing on the post. The assembled mandrel tool including the bushing and the O-ring hook is dimensioned to be inserted into the fuel tank fitting for removing at least one of the O-rings. A sleeve element has a bore enabling the sleeve element to be disposed on the post, and a stem element has an enlarged head and a reduced diameter stem section. | 09-18-2014 |
20140283310 | EASY TO CHANGE AUTOMOBILE TIRES - Apparatus for installing and removing road wheels from a motor vehicle, which may include a powered jack permanently mountable to the vehicle and a powered tool for tightening and loosening lug nuts and screws. The jack is an assembly incorporating two screw operated jacks, each for lifting one corner of the vehicle. The jack may include a manual controller having a power cord which is inserted into the cigarette lighter socket of the vehicle and which selectively operates any of up to four screw operated jacks. The powered tool may include plural sockets for engaging all lug nuts and screws simultaneously. The jack and powered tool may each have respective power cords which are insertable into the cigarette lighter socket or alternatively into a power port of the manual controller. The invention may comprise a kit including one or more jacks, the powered tool and optionally a jack stand. | 09-25-2014 |
20140359949 | TIRE SERVICE HAMMER - A tire service hammer includes a handle portion and a head portion having a sledge portion, a wedge portion, and a body portion connecting the sledge portion and the wedge portion, wherein the wedge portion includes a bead breaking wedge and a hook extension. A method of manufacturing a tire service hammer includes providing a handle portion and providing a head portion that includes a sledge portion, a wedge portion, and a body portion connecting the sledge portion and the wedge portion, wherein the wedge portion includes a bead breaking wedge and a hook extension. A tire servicing system for repositioning a wheel having a tire mounted on a rim includes a first grasping portion for securing a portion of the rim while repositioning the wheel, and a breaking portion for breaking a tire bead formed between the tire and the rim. | 12-11-2014 |
20150074915 | MULTI-PURPOSE HITCH TOOL - A multi-purpose hitch tool includes a removal device that is coupled with a first end of an elongated handle. The removal device is configured to remove a cotter pin from a hitch pin or to strike the hitch pin out of engagement with a hitch receiver. A brush assembly is coupled with a second end of the elongated handle and is configured to remove debris from an interior cavity of the hitch receiver. The brush assembly includes a first bristle array that is configured to scrape the debris from the interior cavity. A second bristle array is disposed over an opposite lateral side of the elongated handle from the first bristle array. The second bristle array is less rigid than the first bristle array and is configured to bend against an interior surface within the interior cavity to bias the first bristle array against an opposite interior surface. | 03-19-2015 |