Patents in subclass Compound Tools/Automobile Repair Or Maintenance

Parent class: Compound Tools

Number Patent title Issue Date
07401415 Pinion gear depth measurement tool

A measurement tool for determining a position of a pinion gear in a differential assembly includes a mounting member configured to contact an end face of the pinion gear and an elongated arm member extending outwardly from the mounting...		 07/22/2008
07337162 Computer-implemented method and apparatus for matching paint

A computer implemented method for matching paint on a vehicle, having the steps of receiving in a central computer, from a remote terminal, vehicle identifying information relating to a specific vehicle and a first set of paint color data...		 02/26/2008
07181798 Escape hammer

An escape hammer for breaking reinforced glass or other barrier screen material to enable personnel to escape in an emergency, for example, from a high rise building or from a vehicle or other enclosure and comprising a handle (10) and...		 02/27/2007
07159260 Multi-purpose trucker's power-puller tool

A multi-purpose trucker's power puller tool with a hook rod that slides in the bore of a handle, and a weighted head at an end of the handle. The weighted head provides momentum to the hooked end for yanking free stuck objects, such as a...		 01/09/2007
07114233 Engine cover puller

A device for facilitating the separation and removal of an engine cover from a sealing surface on an engine. The engine cover puller may reduce or eliminate the deformation of an engine cover during its removal and allows for its...		 10/03/2006
07104164 Spark plug tool

An apparatus and method for installing and removing a recessed spark plug to and from an engine without a component thereof becoming disengaged. The spark plug tool is long enough to reach a recessed spark plug and includes a first...		 09/12/2006
07082636 Bladed spoke wrench

A bladed spoke wrench device used to retain the orientation of a bladed bicycle spoke to prevent unnecessary torsional displacements from being applied to the spoke during spoke tensioning and adjustment. The bladed spoke wrench includes...		 08/01/2006
07010682 Method and system for vehicle authentication of a component

A vehicle authenticates a prospective component for use in the vehicle by obtaining from a certification authority a certification that an authentic component is associated with a cryptographic key. The certification certifies that the...		 03/07/2006
06961973 Combination tool with hammer head, crescent wrench and pipe wrench

A combination tool comprising a hammer head portion, a pipe wrench, a crescent wrench and a handle, wherein the pipe wrench and crescent wrench are located on opposite ends of the tool. The pipe wrench comprises an adjustable jaw and a...		 11/08/2005
06913248 Vehicle lifting and wheel removal combination system

A vehicle lifting and wheel removal combination system includes a hydraulic pump mounted on a vehicle. Each of a plurality of hydraulic jacks is fluidly coupled to the hydraulic pump. Each of the hydraulic jacks is mounted to a frame of...		 07/05/2005
06874186 Life-saving hammer structure

An improved life-saving hammer structure. The structure mainly includes left and right housings, a hammer head, a counterweight block, and a blade wherein the left and right housings are counterparts to be engaged for the hammer head and...		 04/05/2005
06832402 Tire changing kit

A tire changing kit for quickly changing tires on a vehicle. The tire changing kit includes a power supply being adapted to be disposed in a vehicle and including a motor having a rotatable shaft and being adapted to be connected with...		 12/21/2004
06766933 Automobile escape hammer gun

An automobile escape hammer gun includes a body, a striking hammer and a lever. The body has a front and a lower passage formed in the body at the front. The striking hammer is movably mounted in the lower passage, is spring-loaded and...		 07/27/2004
06751819 Tool assembly with a tire repairing wrench

A tool assembly includes a main body having two sidewalls. Two sets of tools are, respectively, rotatably mounted between first ends and second ends of the sidewalls. Each sidewall has an outwardly facing recessed section for detachably...		 06/22/2004
06679142 Spoke wrench for a bicycle

A spoke wrench for a bicycle comprises a body, at least two driving members and a screwdriver bit. The body includes a driving seat having a slide way formed therein. A slot way is integrally formed on the body. The body has at least one...		 01/20/2004
06662688 Lug wrench

The present invention relates to an improved lug wrench. In one embodiment, the lug wrench includes a first arm connected to a mounting member, two foldable arms connected to the first arm, and a fourth detachable arm capable of attaching...		 12/16/2003
06662692 Lug wrench support

The present invention is directed toward a road side lug nut removal and tightening tool, which may also be used to lift a tire back onto the axle of a car, or truck. The tool comprises a frame, with a slideable plate having apertures...		 12/16/2003
06574816 Emergency tool for automobiles

An emergency tool for automobiles includes an elongate body, a rear cap resilient and pivotally connected to a rear end of the elongate body, an upper cover closing on an open upper portion of the body, a knife device combined with a...		 06/10/2003
06454430 Foldable emergency hammer

An emergency hammer includes a handle unit and a hammerhead. The handle unit includes a handle and a rotary rod. The rotary rod has a pivot end connected pivotally to the handle, and a free end connected fixedly to the hammerhead. The...		 09/24/2002
06401574 Oil filter removal and installation device

An oil filter installation and removal device is provided to remove an oil filter canister from an engine whereby any leaking oil is captured thereby. The device is substantially cup shaped having an open end and a closed end thereby...		 06/11/2002
06338357 Fluid catch device adapted to prevent spills when used during removal of a drain plug located in an area of limited access

A fluid catch device is adapted to prevent spills when used during removal of a drain plug located in an area of limited access. The fluid catch device is particularly well-suited for use on motorcycles or other vehicles wherein access to...		 01/15/2002
06321455 Windshield remover knife and method

A windshield remover knife is described. The knife is principally comprised of a straight, elongated shaft having a pivotal neck portion securing a cutting blade for cutting through the adhesive, elastomeric bond holding the windshield in...		 11/27/2001
06286392 Hitch cover with bottle opener

A hitch cover for the hitch tube of a vehicle includes a bottle opener. One illustrated hitch tube cover includes a wire form attached thereto for being inserted into the hitch tube and securing a face plate across the open end of the...		 09/11/2001
06227078 Engine oil filter socket wrench with built-in spillage cup

An engine oil filter socket wrench with built-in spillage cup contains the oil that normally spills out when an oil filter is removed from an engine. The device consists of a smaller first cylinder for gripping an oil filter base and a...		 05/08/2001
06170361 All-in-one tire repair tool

A tire repair plug installation tool that can be used from the outside without requiring the tire to be removed from the rim upon which it is mounted. An all-in-one tool which contains all of the various parts required to effect a repair...		 01/09/2001
6136143 Surface treating article including a hub

A surface treating article including a hub. The surface treating article and hub provide an improved mechanical interlock to each other. Preferably, the unitary surface treating article is molded to the hub.		 10/24/2000
5896886 Oil filter wrench

An oil filter wrench having adjustable serrated jaws that incorporate a hollow piercing jaw tooth that is connected to a drain hose via an internal oil channel through the oil filter wrench handle and jaw portion. The piercing jaw tooth...		 04/27/1999
5879504 Portable apparatus for removing heat softenable surface coverings

A soft elastomeric disc for removal of polymeric compositions from an underlying substrate. The disc is useful for removing decorative decals, stripes, graphics, emblems, protective moldings, paint and adhesive and is made from a filled...		 03/09/1999
5875695 Drum brake tool

A rigid elongated member with a first end and a second end has a handle disposed at the first end. A substantially straight shank portion protrudes from the handle and can either be notched or smooth. The elongated member extends past the...		 03/02/1999
5852961 Tool for removing oil and hazardous fluid

A tool for use as an aid in emptying waste fluid from a reservoir to a waste container. This tool is a funnel shaped device having a large circular opening for entrance of waste fluid. A funnel wall extends from the larger opening to a...		 12/29/1998
5787535 Chain saw multi-tool

A multi-tool with an assembly of tool instruments particularly useful for the field maintenance of chain saws. The multi-tool includes a hollow handle with a spark plug socket connected at one and a plurality of tool instruments pivotally...		 08/04/1998
5771516 Exchangeable power hand tool

An exchange power hand tool includes a power section having a motor encased in a housing and two tool sections, respectively serving as a wrench and a jack actuator, alternately and exchangeably engageable with the power section to be...		 06/30/1998
5715554 Bicycle pump and tire repair apparatus

A bicycle pump and tire repair apparatus incorporating into a single unit an air pump for inflating a bicycle tire, a tire lever for removing a tire from a bicycle rim, a spoke wrench for repairing and adjusting the spokes of a rim, and a...		 02/10/1998
5685207 Multi-purpose wrench tool

An improved, two-piece multipurpose wrench tool which offers the strength of a standard four-way lug wrench, the flexibility of an adjustable socket set, and the compact storage ability of a straight, single-piece tool. An elongated...		 11/11/1997
5642567 Emergency escape apparatus for use in a car

An emergency escape apparatus for use in a car includes an elongated body and a mounting seat for receiving the elongated body. The elongated body has a head portion and a handle portion which is connected integrally to the head portion....		 07/01/1997
5632056 Bicycle tool assembly

A bicycle tool assembly which includes a hollow handle, a coupling block fastened to one end of the handle by a tongue-and-groove joint to hold a driving element, for example, an open-end spanner, a box-end spanner, a hexagonal wrench, a...		 05/27/1997
5617624 Method for removing large wheels from an axle

A punch tool and method for removing one or more wheels from an axle is provided. The punch comprises an elongated member having a first end configured for receiving a nut therein. The first end has an aperture dimensioned to prevent...		 04/08/1997
5613412 Slack check tool

A slack adjuster check tool includes a holding member formed of flanges to engage a slack adjuster and a retention hook and/or chain to hold the tool in place on a slack adjuster. The retention member is located between the holding member...		 03/25/1997