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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Nickolas Jay Gretz, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Scott Alan Thomas, Sarasota, FL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/5008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wrench for tightening and loosening lug nuts may include a head disposed on a distal end of a handle. The head defines a curved inner surface facing an axis and an opening configured to receive a portion of a lug. One or more supports are formed on the curved inner surface, extending toward the axis. The supports are spaced from the opening and are configured to contact an outer surface of the lug with the portion of the lug received in the opening.