Abstract: A brake bleed tool includes a pliable plastic tube which sealingly engages a bleed fitting. A bleed wrench coaxially slides along the tool to engage the bleed fitting. The bleed wrench includes a socket end for engaging the bleed fitting at one end and a winged end at the opposite end which is used to loosen and tighten the bleed fitting.

Abstract: A device for use in a torque transmitting system including a driver having a specially configured driver end and a fastener having a specially configured recess for receiving the end of the driver, wherein the respective externally configured and internally configured components include a body having an axis in which the body has an outer polygonal cross section defined by a perimeter wall, an inner polygonal central portion positioned within the perimeter wall and having an area less than the area of the outer polygonal cross section; a drive wall which forms a portion of the perimeter wall and extends on a plane from a proximal end outwardly from the polygonal central portion to a distal end; a first outer wall forming another portion of the perimeter wall has a proximal end joining the distal end of the drive wall at an angle which may be less than 90° and a distal end terminating on the perimeter wall.

Abstract: A threaded fastener formed on the middle of a head thereof comprises a concave or convex drive shape adapted to engage with a clamping tool. The drive shape comprises projections equiangularly spaced from one another to extend radially from an axis of the threaded fastener, curved portions formed between the projections to dent toward the axis, and drive surfaces formed between the projections and the curved portions. Clamping forces acting on the drive surfaces are directed toward substantially perpendicular to a straight line passing through the axis and apices of the projections.

Abstract: A high-torque fastener having a threaded shaft and a star-shaped head is disclosed. The high-torque fastener is made of a resorbable or other non-magnetic material. A mating driver snugly fits around the star-shaped head of the fastener, to thereby apply torque to the perimeter of the star-shaped head. The driver can be made disposable, and the driver and fastener packaged together in a single, disposable assembly. Additionally, the driver can be color coded to indicate the size of the fastener which is pre-attached to the driver in the packaging.

Abstract: A left hand helical flute crosses right hand threads on a pin inserted into a hole in materials to be joined. A nut smoothly cooperating with the pin threads has a top portion that has three convex, equilateral sides meeting at apices capping their deformable crests. To work the nut, three irregular faces of six within a socket first apply tangential torque at locations near the nut apices. Tightening develops resistance and as the rotating nut slows down, the socket's irregular faces displace nut crest material circumferentially. Torque rises and demand reaches maximum when the socket faces coincide with the nut apices. Thereafter, the nut stops rotating, and the working surfaces move toward disengagement. Torque dips, but rises again when three flat faces of the socket take a second pass at residual nut crest material.

Abstract: A spin-on oil filter cartridge has a can with a gripping portion at the free end comprising seven concave, arcuate flutes which are spaced from one another. The seven arcuate flutes provide an ergonomically configuration which facilitates removal of the filter cartridge by hand. If the filter cartridge is too tightly engaged to be removed for replacement purposes, a tool in the form of a socket wrench is provided wherein the tool includes a socket portion which compliments the gripping portion of the filter cartridge. The tool further includes a knob fixed thereto which provides increased hand purchase which facilitates rotation of the spin-on oil filter cartridge.

Abstract: A tool for tightening a bolt in a very narrow place. A substantially circular plate 1 has a thickness approximately the same as the thickness of a hexagonal bolt head 3. The substantially circular plate is provided in a center thereof with a socket 5, which has a hexagonal shape corresponding to said hexagonal bolt head. The socket has a stopper portion 7 adapted to contact a top surface of the bolt head so as to prevent the bolt head from passing through the socket. The substantially circular plate is provided on a periphery thereof with engagement projections 9. The substantially circular plate is easily turned by pushing one of the engagement projections by means of a tip of a screwdriver.

Abstract: A pole apparatus having a telescoping tubular body, an open end and a closed end the body and defining an aperture extending into the interior of the body. A first connector is mounted on the open end of the body and includes an axial bore that is in communication with the interior of the body. A second connector may be mounted on the closed end of the body and includes a base and an arm extending outwardly from said base and in axial alignment with the body. Finally, there is also disclose a tool having and head portion and a separate mounting portion adapted to engage and be removably secured within the bore of the first connector.

Abstract: A wrench cap of molded plastic defines an interior space into which project a plurality of lugs. The lugs engage ribs projecting from a threaded cover for a fuel filter housing. A conventional wrench or wrench handle cooperates with a hex coupling on the wrench cap to rotate the wrench cap and thus the threaded cover. This facilitates removal of the cover from the fuel filter housing so that a filter element in the housing can be changed.

Abstract: 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 forming a reservoir therein, wherein a handle extends from said closed end. An attaching member having a small diameter than the open end is maintained within the open end by equidistantly spaced binding means which provide an aperture therebetween. Attaching member receives a bottom end of a canister therein and when torque is applied to the handle it removes the canister from the engine block. Any excess oil which escapes passes through the apertures and is captured within the reservoir.

Abstract: A socket adapted to torque a head of a hardware fastener is presented. The hardware having a predetermined size and an associated counter bore with a predetermined diameter per the SAE Standard cited as: “Wrench Clearance, Table 3, SAE Aeronautical Drafting Manual, 1954 edition, page Y4.04”. The socket comprises a drive portion adopted to engage a socket drive tool, and a hardware portion attached to the drive portion. The hardware portion includes a metallic outer sleeve having an outside diameter which is sized to fit into the associated counter bore of the hardware, and a non-marring inner lining disposed within the outer sleeve. The inner lining includes a hardware torquing hole located at a distal end of the socket, and sized to fit over the head of the hardware to provide torquing to the hardware without marring the hardware.

Abstract: The tools (wrenches) of this invention provide a one color instant identification of color coded tools. Preferably, the tools have a portion of their outer surface colored. Typically, the color impregnates the metal or plating during the manufacturing process. Another embodiment is a colored applique, band or sleeve on the outer surface of the tools. The key of this coloring is to identify the tool quickly by coloring a large area of the tool. This provides for quick identification of the tool even if the numerical designations are illegible because of small sizing or dirt obliteration. In a preferred embodiment, virtually the entire tool is colored during manufacturing. In another preferred embodiment, large raised numbers combine with the overall color scheme to make the tools quickly identifiable. Dirting the large colored surface is very unlikely as is obliterating the large raised fractional numbers.

Abstract: A wrench includes a box end which has an elongated space defined therein and the space is defined by a periphery which includes two long sides and two short sides which are connected between the two long sides. The periphery is composed of two identical portions which are symmetrical about an axis P which passes through a mediate point on one long side and a mediate point on the other second long side. Each portion has three engaging surfaces for contacting three sides of a hexagonal object and three recesses for allowing corners of the hexagonal object being received during rotation of the box end. The box end may tighten or loosen the object without removing the box end from the object by engaging the object with either one of the two identical portions of the periphery.

Abstract: A wrench tool is described which has an orifice with a driving end for turning fasteners. The orifice is substantially cylindrical and comprises an array of longitudinal, engaging surfaces positioned therein forming a symmetrical pattern around an imaginary central axis. At least three of the longitudinal engaging surfaces each have at least a small region thereon roughened, and the roughened, internal engaging surfaces form a pattern around the imaginary central axis. And, each roughened region is formed so as to enhance longitudinal friction between the wrench tool and the fasteners. In some preferred embodiments, there is a predetermined total number of longitudinal engaging surfaces, and the total number of longitudinal engaging surfaces is divisible by six using whole numbers.

Abstract: An accessory (10) for a wrench socket (12) is disclosed including a generally cylindrical magnet (32) secured to a generally cylindrical, nonmagnetic, disk (26). Accessory (10) is held within the socket (12) by snugly fitting the disk (26) formed of compressible material within the well (14) and/or by the magnetic attraction of the magnet (32) with the socket (12). The accessory (10) is removably insertable into the socket (12) of any design and model and without need for modification of the socket (12) and captures a spark plug (100) slideably received in the well (14) of the socket (12) to magnetically hold the spark plug (100) captive in the well (14) as the socket (12) is moved to the fastening location while not magnetizing the socket (12) or the spark plug (100) sufficiently to be detrimentally magnetically attracted to metal adjacent to the fastening location.

Abstract: A deep socket which has two ends, where each end is configured to engage a pair of different sized nuts. Preferably, one end of the deep socket is configured to engage either a ¾ inch or {fraction (13/16)} inch square nut, and the other end of the deep socket is configured to engage either a 1 inch or 1-and-⅛ inch square nut. Preferably, the deep socket is configured such that the deep socket can be used to turn a nut fully down on a threaded rod which extends up to eight inches including a nut on the threaded rod. Preferably, the socket includes a body that provides a bore that is configured to accept the threaded rod when the socket is used to turn the nut down on the threaded rod. Preferably, each end of the socket is configured to be engaged with a ¾ inch square adapter. Ideally, each end is configured to engage a spring pin locking mechanism which is provided on the adapter such that the socket tends to remain engaged with the adapter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a plug wrench in which a distal end of a plug fixing member disposed within the plug wrench is not caught at the time of attaching/detaching a spark plug, thus enabling to prevent damage and breakage. A groove is formed in a plug fitting recessed portion so that the distal end of the plug fitting member is fitted and concealed in the groove.

Abstract: A tool for driving headed fasteners has an opening in the tool. The opening is defined by a wall of the tool. The wall has a plurality of flat planar surfaces. The planar surfaces are connected by a connection at the ends of each planar surface to define the opening. Each connection surface has a convex surface continuous with the planar surface. A concave surface is continuous with the convex surface. The convex and concave surfaces define arcs with the arcs having the same radius.

Abstract: A tool for removing drain caps for removing a drain cap. The tool for removing drain caps includes a rod that elongate and has a first end and a second end. A coupler removably couples the rod to a protruding member on a plug. The coupler includes a housing having a front wall, a back wall, and a pair of lateral side walls. A bracket has a pair of legs and a middle portion extending between the legs. Each of the legs is securely coupled to an outside surface one of the lateral side walls and extends upwardly therefrom such that the middle portion traverses the housing. The first end of the rod is securely coupled to the middle portion such that the rod extends upwardly from middle portion. The housing has an internal perimeter equal to an outer perimeter of the protruding member for removably positioning around the protruding member. A handle member is integrally coupled to the rod.

Abstract: The tool is for facilitating installation of a conventional cable connector to the end section of a conventional coaxial cable. The tool has a permanently T-shaped handle defining a handle grasping segment and a handle spacing segment integrally attached to the handle grasping segment at a right angle thereto. A tool fastening sleeve is attached to the handle spacing segment. The tool fastening sleeve has an external thread adapted to engage to the internal thread of the fastening sleeve which is part of the conventional cable connector. The tool fastening sleeve also has a tool fastening sleeve channel for receiving a segment of the inner conductor extending through the conductor fastening sleeve and protruding from the proximal edge of the connector fastening sleeve. The tool is adapted to be releasably secured to the conventional cable connector and used to ergonomically push the latter within the end section of the cable.

Abstract: A high-torque fastener having a threaded shaft and a star-shaped head is disclosed. The high-torque fastener is made of a resorbable or other non-magnetic material. A mating driver snugly fits around the star-shaped head of the fastener, to thereby apply torque to the perimeter of the star-shaped head. The driver can be made disposable, and the driver and fastener packaged together in a single, disposable assembly. Additionally, the driver can be color coded to indicate the size of the fastener which is pre-attached to the driver in the packaging.

Abstract: A high-torque fastener having a threaded shaft and a star-shaped head is disclosed. The high-torque fastener is made of a resorbable or other non-magnetic material. A mating driver snugly fits around the star-shaped head of the fastener, to thereby apply torque to the perimeter of the star-shaped head. The driver can be made disposable, and the driver and fastener packaged together in a single, disposable assembly. Additionally, the driver can be color coded to indicate the size of the fastener which is pre-attached to the driver in the packaging.

Abstract: A tool for removing damaged fasteners and a method for making such tool wherein the tool (10) includes a first end (12) and a second end (14) with an outside surface (32) and an inside surface (40) defined between ends (12) and (14). A portion (46) of inside surface (40) is in the shape of an hexagonal frustum (54) that has a major end (58) and that includes spiral splines (25). Splines (25) have constant depth between the major end (58) and the minor end (56) of frustum (54) and the relief angle (£) of splines (25) decreases in the direction from minor end (56) toward major end (58). In the method for making the tool (10), a tubular section (118) is made from a tapered blank (91) by piercing one end of the tapered blank with a pierce punch (132). One end of the tubular section is then driven onto a splined punch (162) to provide splines in one end of the tubular section.

Abstract: A ratchet wrench assembly with gripping surface is provided including a ratchet wrench having a plurality of extents each with an outer surface. Every outer surface of the ratchet wrench has a gripping surface formed along its entirety.

Abstract: A wrench tool is described for turning fasteners. The wrench tool comprises an orifice and means to reduce tilting of a fastener therein while being torqued. The orifice is substantially cylindrical and has a predetermined maximum circumference at a driving end thereof. The orifice further comprises an array of longitudinal engaging surfaces positioned therein around an imaginary central axis. The means to reduce tilting comprises at least one groove formed at least partially within at least one of the longitudinal engaging surfaces. Each groove is formed laterally relative to the imaginary central axis and has a depth which does not penetrate outwardly beyond the maximum circumference of the orifice. And, each groove is positioned at least slightly away from the driving end of the orifice.

Abstract: A screwdriver adapter (1) is provided with a receiving part (3) having an interior space (5). At the open end of the pot-shaped receiving part (3) there is inserted a nut-shaped element (2) in torsionally rigid and axially secured relationship. Adjoining the tool driving means (6) there is disposed a channel (8), which passes axially through the nut-shaped element (2) and extends as far as the interior space (5) of the receiving part (3). Drive portions broken off by overtorquing a screw in the tool driving means (6) can travel via the channel (8) into the interior space (5) of the receiving part (3), where they can be collected until an emptying process.

Abstract: A tool for engaging and disengaging MYERS HUB fasteners comprises a cylindrical body having a front end and a rear end. The front end comprises a cylindrical cavity having dimensions substantially identical to the dimensions of the MYERS HUB fastener for snugly receiving the MYERS HUB fastener during engagement and disengagement thereof. The rear end of the cylindrical body comprises a drive lug including a hexagonal exterior surface and a square aperture extending therethrough for engagement by conventional wrenches and conventional ratchet wrenches, respectively.

Abstract: A jam-proof, tamper resistant lug nut is disclosed for holding a tire rim on a bolt extending from an axle mount. The lug nut comprises a tapered main body with a plurality of rounded, raised wrench engaging surfaces. The main body of the nut includes a proximal end, which abuts against the wheel mounting surface, and a distal end. A threaded hole extends from the proximal end toward the distal end along a longitudinal axis defined by the hole. The main body is further tapered and includes a star-shaped exterior section which decreases in size along the axis toward the distal end.

Abstract: At least one of two components (1, 3) of a coupling includes a profile with four splines (5) having more or less radial edges (11). Four straight-line segments (6) on the inside of the profile are joined with the splines. The four straight-line segments (6) are designed to circumscribe a standardized square drive (14). This profile can be used for driving sockets and accessories for screwing and unscrewing.

Abstract: A high-torque fastener having a threaded shaft and a star-shaped head is disclosed. The high-torque fastener is made of a resorbable or other non-magnetic material. A mating driver snugly fits around the star-shaped head of the fastener, to thereby apply torque to the perimeter of the star-shaped head. The driver can be made disposable, and the driver and fastener packaged together in a single, disposable assembly. Additionally, the driver can be color coded to indicate the size of the fastener which is pre-attached to the driver in the packaging.

Abstract: A tool for holding nuts or bolts while being moved to a desired position opposite a complementary bolt or nut includes a shaft made of steel spring wire having a handle at one end, the wire terminating at the other end in a loop having a diameter slightly smaller that the diameter of a nut or bolt to be held by the loop, the loop being shaped so that, when a nut or bolt is fitted into the loop, the loop will grip the nut or bolt with sufficient force to hold it as it is brought into a desired position. The diameter of the wire is less than 0.070 inches, and preferably 0.063 or 0.060 inches, so that the shaft will have sufficient flexibility to enable the tool to fit into curved as well as linear spaces, while still holding a nut or bolt securely. The end of the loop terminates in a hook or U-shape, permitting the tool to easily be formed on a kick press without the need for special tooling and greatly simplifying manufacture of the tool.

Abstract: A device for use in a torque transmitting system including a driver having a specially configured driver end and a fastener having a specially configured recess for receiving the end of the driver, wherein the respective externally configured and internally configured components include a body having an axis in which the body has an outer polygonal cross section defined by a perimeter wall, an inner polygonal central portion positioned within the perimeter wall and having an area less than the area of the outer polygonal cross section; a drive wall which forms a portion of the perimeter wall and extends on a plane from a proximal end outwardly from the polygonal central portion to a distal end; a first outer wall forming another portion of the perimeter wall has a proximal end joining the distal end of the drive wall at an angle which may be less than 900 and a distal end terminating on the perimeter wall.

Abstract: A device for removing radiator caps from automotice radiators for persons having less physical strengths. My invention is primarily for (disabled persons, housewives, weak and frail persons that operate a motor vehicle. Many persons of this group cannot remove and replace a radiator cap. My first embodiment is a six sided device FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B. This device is used on radiator caps FIG. 5 Simply place the device on top of the radiator cap. Grip firmly and turn about ⅛ turn counter-clockwise, the radiator cap is now loose and ready to be removed. My second embodiment with 3 thumbscrews 28 enable round flat caps FIG. 4 and more various sizes and shapes to be removed and replaced. The third embodiment FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B will remove and replace radiator caps equipped with pressure release levers. The pivotal strip 35 illustrates the raised lever position in FIG. 7 FIG. 6 shows the closed position. This embodiment will duplicate all the functions as the first and second embodiments.

Abstract: A socket includes an outer periphery formed with a contact surface for increasing friction on the outer periphery of the socket. In such a manner, when a small torsion is required to operate a workpiece such as a nut and the like, the socket can be fitted on the workpiece so as to directly operate the workpiece such that a user can use the contact surface to enhance the friction between the socket and the user's hand, thereby facilitating the user gripping the outer periphery of the socket to rotate the socket so as to slightly tighten or loosen the workpiece without a need to use an additional tool such as a socket wrench.

Abstract: Proper mounting of a motor vehicle fuel tank cap on a vehicle fill pipe is of major importance to reduce the vapors which on escaping from the fuel tank contributes to environ-mental pollution, to insure proper mounting of the gas cap there is provided in this invention apparatus and method for monitoring proper mounting of the motor vehicle fuel tank cap, on the fill pipe of the vehicle and the apparatus includes strain gauges, connected to a monitor computer and an alarm activated by the monitor computer to indicate proper or improper mounting of the fuel tank cap on the fill pipe of the vehicle fuel tank.

Abstract: A high-torque fastener having a threaded shaft and a star-shaped head is disclosed. The high-torque fastener is made of a resorbable or other non-magnetic material. A mating driver snugly fits around the star-shaped head of the fastener, to thereby apply torque to the perimeter of the star-shaped head. The driver can be made disposable, and the driver and fastener packaged together in a single, disposable, assembly. Additionally, the driver can be color coded to indicate the size of the fastener which is pre-attached to the driver in the packaging.

Abstract: A set of driver bits for Robertson screw fasteners includes driver bits (10a-d) whose shaft bodies (12a-d) have distinctive markings thereon corresponding to respective sizes of working tips (14a-d) of the driver bits. These distinctive markings are consistent throughout a family of sets. In one embodiment the distinctive marking are different colors, with each different color corresponding to a working-tip size. The colors are applied only to shaft bodies (36a-d) of some of the driver bits by plating the shaft bodies with zinc layers (22) and then dying the outer surfaces of the zinc layers with color dye (24). This coloring is carried out before the shaft bodies are connected to their respective working tips. Once the outer surfaces (20) of the shaft bodies are thusly colored, the respective working tips are swaged to the shaft bodies to thereby form color-coded Robertson driver bits.

Abstract: A wrench socket device for fitting the contours of the nut handles of the pipe clamps. The wrench socket device includes a gripping member having a hollow interior, a tubular upper portion and an enlarged lower portion which has an ovoid breadth which includes a pair of opposed end walls which are parallel to one another and a pair of opposed curved side walls which are curved toward one another, the gripping member further having an open bottom which has an ovoid shape which includes a pair of opposed end edges which are parallel to one another and a pair of opposed curved side edges which are curved toward one another, and further includes a wrench member having a handle member and a shaft extending therefrom and being attachable to the tubular upper portion of the gripping member. The wrench member may also include a ratchet mechanism which includes a tooth wheel and a pawl disposed in an end of the handle member.

Abstract: A collation feature permits rapid substitution of like size tool members between the families of tools by comparison of a common visual indicator assigned to commonly sized members of analogous tools having differing structural configuration. The visual indicia, advantageously disposed in a prominent position on the tool for unobstructed viewing, and includes at least one non-numerical identifying parameter, in the form of a color, combination of colors, and/or recognizable pattern. When a user of such tools discovers that he requires a different style wrench better suited to the application, he simply notes the pattern or color marked on the tool he is using and requests, for example, that his assistant hand him a differently configured tool designed for performing the same tool operation and carrying the same visually recognizable marking.

Abstract: A diesel engine injection pump timing tool having two components, a first tubular cylindrical component (1) being internally threaded on one half for attachment to the fuel injection pump and externally threaded on the other half with a square drive wrench hole (8) in the end. A second cylindrical component (2) larger than the first component which contains internal threads on one end for rotatable attachment to the threads (4) of the first component (1). The second component (2) also contains a socket wrench attachment on the outer distal end for rotating the tool onto the first component (1) and also for turning the fuel injection pump to the proper position. The second component (2) may have a knurled grip (5) on a portion of the extended surface for better hand gripping purposes. A method of use is also disclosed.

Abstract: A socket assembly for an ultrasound-controlled screwing device has a coupling for rotary connection of a screw connection with a screw spindle, an electrical conducting element for electrically conducting connection between the screw connection and the socket, and the electrical contacting element having an electrical conductor which is held in a springy way against the socket.

Abstract: A tool for facilitating the spinning of a wire-strand cable bolt, the tool having a cable bolt end engagement socket which is configured to engage positively such cable bolt end an appreciable distance.

Abstract: A method is provided for processing a handle tool. Raw material formed into the hand tool is firstly hardened by heat treatment. A surface of the hand tool is polished after hardening. A layer of metal is deposited on the surface of the polished hand tool to provide an anti-rust effect and/or anti-corrosion effect. A local area of the layer of metal deposition on the surface of the hand tool that is grasped during use is sanded to provide an anti-slide section. A numerical size area of the hand tool is covered by a local sanding mask before local sanding to thereby form a clear numerical size mark in the local area after local sanding.

Abstract: 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 larger second cylinder built concentrically around and above the smaller cylinder and forming a cup shaped reservoir capable of containing oil spillage. Protuberances projecting radially inward from the inside surface of the larger cylinder terminate in loose contact at the filter surface to provide alignment of the device about the filter and to provide a second means to grip the filter. The larger cylinder can be constricted of flexible material capable of being squeezed by hand to create a frictional grip on the oil filter body for the purpose of initially loosening the filter from its mount.

Abstract: A torque transmitting or coupling arrangement for a fastener drive system or the like, wherein the respective externally configured and internally configured components include a body having an axis in which the body has a modified polygonal cross section defined by a perimeter wall. A polygonal central portion positioned within the perimeter wall has an area less than the area of the modified polygonal cross section. A drive wall which forms a portion of the perimeter wall extends on a plane from a proximal end outwardly from the polygonal central portion to a distal end. A first outer wall forming another portion of the perimeter wall has a proximal end joining the distal end of the drive wall at an angle and a distal end terminating on the perimeter wall. The system includes a fastener driver, a threaded fastener and a forming tool for forming a recess in the fastener.

Abstract: Ends of several electrical wires are joined by a connector which is twisted onto the wire to a predefined torque level by using a unique tool socket. The connector has a body with closed end and an open end for receiving the electrical wires. At least a portion of the hollow body has an equilateral polygonal cross section shape formed by side surfaces which meet at corner sections. The tool socket includes a coupling through which torque is applied and has an aperture for receiving the connector. The aperture has a cross-sectional shape such that the tool socket engages only the connector corner sections and a space exists between the connector side surfaces and the socket. That engagement concentrates torque applied by the tool socket to the connector which causes the corner sections to round upon application of more than the predefined torque level, thus preventing excessive torque from being applied to the connector and the wires.

Abstract: An accessory (10) for a wrench socket (12) is disclosed including a generally cylindrical magnet (32) secured to a generally cylindrical, nonmagnetic, compressible disk (26) which snugly fits within the well (14) and magnetically insulates the magnet (32) from the socket (12). The accessory (10) is removably insertable into the socket (12) of any design and model and without need for modification of the socket (12) and captures a spark plug (100) slideably received in the well (14) of the socket (12) to magnetically hold the spark plug (100) captive in the well (14) as the socket (12) is moved to the fastening location while not magnetizing the socket (12) or the spark plug (100) sufficiently to be detrimentally magnetically attracted to metal adjacent to the fastening location. Specifically, the connecting nut (112) and insulator (104) of the spark plug (100) are insertable through an axial bore (70) formed in the disk (26) for access to the magnet (32).

Abstract: A tool for quickly removing or replacing threaded fasteners such as nuts or bolts has a spool-like body with an axial bore. A socket in the bore is dimensioned to engage a fastener. A flexible member can be wrapped around a circumferential channel in the body. A user can loosen or tighten A fastener by wrapping the flexible member around the channel and pulling on a pull ring on the free end of the flexible member. The tool is particularly well adapted to removing or tightening nuts or bolts in constricted spaces such are encountered when repairing automotive engines or other machinery. The tool is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. The tool may be provided in a kit having several tools for turning fasteners of several standard sizes.