Global Patent Index - EP 1683607 B1

EP 1683607 B1 20100505 - Tool for tightening and loosening a wing nut or wing screw of an automobile wheel

Title (en)

Tool for tightening and loosening a wing nut or wing screw of an automobile wheel

Title (de)

Werkzeug zum Fixieren und Lösen einer ein Kraftfahrzeugrad festlegenden Flügelmutter oder Flügelschraube

Title (fr)

Outil pour serrer et desserrer une vis à ailettes ou un écrou à oreilles d'une roue d'un véhicule automobile

Publication

EP 1683607 B1 20100505 (DE)

Application

EP 06001418 A 20060124

Priority

DE 202005001232 U 20050125

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2006162506A1] A tool for tightening and loosening a wing nut having several wings that secures a motor vehicle wheel includes has a base element with three detachably attached contact bodies for the individual wings. The bodies serve to transfer the torque needed for tightening and loosening the wing nuts. The end of each contact body facing the wheel is provided with a projection that, for purposes of avoiding axial slippage of the tool off the wing nut in the functional position shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, engages behind a wing. The projection in question is dimensioned in such a manner that a slot located between adjacent projections is only slightly larger than the corresponding wing. Each of the contact bodies, which are configured as cleats, has a contact surface that can be placed against the wing during either tightening or loosening. In order to apply the torque, the base element has a receptacle configured as a square opening to receive a commercially available torque tool.

IPC 8 full level

B25B 13/50 (2006.01); B25B 13/06 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B25B 13/5091 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2006162506 A1 20060727; US 7127970 B2 20061031; AT E466693 T1 20100515; DE 202005001232 U1 20050908; DE 502006006876 D1 20100617; EP 1683607 A1 20060726; EP 1683607 B1 20100505

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 18841605 A 20050725; AT 06001418 T 20060124; DE 202005001232 U 20050125; DE 502006006876 T 20060124; EP 06001418 A 20060124