Lug nut tool

Claim 1

A lug wrench for loosening or tightening lug nuts which secure a vehicle wheel in place, said wrench comprising: a. a casing having a curved configuration generally conforming to the wheel upon which it is to be used; b. a drive shaft rotatably mounted in said casing having an end adapted to cooperate with drive means; c. a driven shaft having an end adapted to detachably secure sockets thereon for engaging a first lug nut on the wheel; d. a gear transmission interconnecting said drive and driven shafts, said transmission driving said driven shaft in the same rotational direction as the driving shaft, said transmission having intermeshing gears relatively sized to develop increased torque across said transmission; and e. a spindle shaft rotatively mounted in said housing and having one end adapted to detachably receive a socket and said spindle shaft being spaced from said driven shaft and positioned for a socket received thereon to engage a second lug nut on the wheel, the opposite end of said spindle shaft being adapted to be rotated by a driving tool, said spindle being rotative independent of said drive shaft whereby said lug wrench can be engaged with two lug nuts on the same wheel a loose nut can be removed at said spindle shaft.