6 results about "Lug nut" patented technology

The present disclosure provides a lug nut with an open frame design. A lug nut of a wheel assembly of a vehicle may include a base portion including a receiving aperture disposed at a first end of the lug nut and configured to receive a lug of a hub of the wheel assembly; and a fixed lug wrench interface, wherein the fixed lug wrench interface is arranged at a second end opposite to the base part. The fixed lug wrench interface may include: a central portion centered along a vertical axis of the lug nut; and a plurality of posts, the plurality of posts surrounding the central portion. First outer edges of the plurality of posts disposed at the second end may define at least vertices of a first hexagonal pattern. The plurality of posts may be spaced apart from the central portion at the second end. The first outer edges of the plurality of posts may be separated by a gap between each individual post of the plurality of posts.

A wheel cover assembly for a vehicle wheel is provided. The wheel cover assembly includes a mounting apparatus and a wheel cover. The mounting apparatus is adapted for mounting on lug nuts of a vehicle wheel. The mounting apparatus is adjustable in both axial and radial directions. Dual quick release connections releasably connect the wheel cover to the mounting apparatus. The wheel cover may include a plurality of ventilation openings, and a plurality of radially extending fan blades may be disposed on an inner surface of the wheel cover.

Present invention teaches a foldable truck rack that can be collapsed down when not in use, saving gas consumption and adding flexibility of space utilization of the bed portion of a pickup truck. One configuration allows the top horizontal bar to be lowered down with two upright bars sliding towards each other, until the top horizontal bar completely folded on top of the two upright bars, reducing the physical volume of the truck rack. A second configuration is made up of two half-bars to form a straight top horizontal bar, secured by a bracket with two lug nuts. When the two half-bars are folded down in a lateral axial direction to the corresponding upright bars, they are then pivoted down in a longitudinal direction towards base pieces, resulting in wide open space of a truck bed for more versatile use.

A clamp assembly configured to hold a battery in place is configured to interface with a locking lug nut key. The clamp assembly provides a balance between preventing unintended movement or displacement of the battery, without overly complicating the process of tightening or loosening the clamp assembly. Further, a number of component parts is reduced, as separate keys are not required for the locking lug nuts and the clamp assembly.

An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire / hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire / hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire / hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire / hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire / hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire / hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle. A method for collecting measurement parameters related to imbalance forces of a tire / hub assembly of a vehicle during motion of the vehicle on a road surface by using the apparatus is also described.

A device and method for changing lug nut covers is provided. The device includes a cylinder with a wrench end and an opposing power tool end. The cylinder has a length extending from the wrench end that has a smaller diameter than a length extending from the power tool end. The wrench end is hexagonal shaped for fitting to a lug nut cover wrench and the power tool end encloses an aperture for fitting to a power tool bit. The method includes attaching the device to a lug nut cover wrench through a hexagonal-shaped cylinder in a wrench end of the device, placing the lug nut cover wrench over a lug nut cover, inserting a power tool bit into an aperture enclosed in an opposing power tool end of the device, and torquing the device using the power tool to remove or attach the lug nut cover.