A deformable wrench for applying torque to a nut engaging a threaded fastener includes a wrench body having a center portion with at least one wing portion extending therefrom. The wrench body is formed from an elastic material and a socket aperture extends through the central portion between spaced upper and lower surfaces thereof. The socket aperture is configured to cooperate with the profile of the nut to permit rotation relative to the fastener by applying force to the wing portion of the wrench. At a predetermined torque value, the walls of the socket aperture deform to permit rotation of the wrench relative to the nut thereby preventing over-torquing the nut on the fastener.
A wrench assembly is mounted on a key ring, which keeps the wrench readily available for use in removing a vehicle antenna for washing the vehicle or reattaching the antenna after the vehicle. The wrench also protects the antenna mount by being temporarily attached thereto while the vehicle is being washed.
A wing nut installation clutch drive device and method of installing and removing a hurricane shutter. An elastomeric body includes a bore extending longitudinally therethrough for tightly frictionally receiving a drive shaft, a portion of the length of which is tightly frictionally engaged in the bore wherein a rotational force applied by a drive motor engaged with an exposed portion of the drive shaft is translated to the body. A cavity is formed into a distal end of the body adapted to biasingly engage over a wing nut including the hub and wing members thereof whereby the rotational force is applied to install and tighten the wing nut or to loosen and remove the wing nut from threaded engagement with a threaded shaft of each of a plurality of bolts used to retain the shutter without damaging or over tightening the wing nut. An anti-slip improved bolt head of the bolt is also provided.
Fastening devices and apparatuses for providing an appropriate amount of torque in a fastening system. Particularly, fastening devices and apparatuses configured to inform a user when an appropriate amount of torque as been used when fastening the fastening device to a designated object.
