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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: Northwoods on October 21, 2016, 08:09:49 PM

Title: The Copperhead
Post by: Northwoods on October 21, 2016, 08:09:49 PM
Came home yesterday with The Copperhead, a four-headed tire rim bolt wrench.
It is similar to the Blackhawk, but more similar to the Bog pictured in AA.
Found the patent info.

http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?id=34637

I saw a similar one a couple of years ago but passed on it because it had a broken socket.
I see that a member posted pictures of his--wildly restored--three years ago.

http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=9755.0;nowap

Title: Re: The Copperhead
Post by: john k on October 21, 2016, 09:25:02 PM
Interesting speed wrench.  Have one in my todo iron pile.   Was a gas station tool mostly, for removing the bolts on demountable rims, on wood spoke wheels.  That is why it doesn't have the beef for breaking loose modern lug nuts.