Tire Removal Aid For Large Tires To Minimize / Eliminate Scuffing Of The Wheel
First Claim
1. A device to aid in tire removal from and placement on a wheel, the wheel having a polished surface and a plurality of attachment orifices, each attachment orifice having an orifice diameter, the device comprising:
- a base; and
a plurality of stanchions extending from the base, each stanchion including an expanded diameter proximate the base, each expanded diameter is greater than the orifice diameter and includes an engagement surface positioned to engage the polished surface of the wheel proximate the orifice diameter, and each expanded diameter spaces the wheel from the base during tire removal from and placement on the wheel.
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Abstract
An apparatus for protecting the exterior or polished surface of wheels as tires are removed and placed on the wheel. The apparatus includes a substantially flat base having a plurality of stanchions extending out from the base. Each stanchion has a collar positioned adjacent to the base that includes a diameter greater than the stanchion. The stanchions are sized to fit through the bolt holes of the wheel in order to generally align each stanchion with one of those holes. Each collar is sized to be preferably slightly larger than the average bolt, or lug, hole on the wheel. Additionally, each collar is sized to cover substantially the same area as the lug nut or nut that normally attaches the wheels to the vehicle upon which they are used.
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20 Claims
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1. A device to aid in tire removal from and placement on a wheel, the wheel having a polished surface and a plurality of attachment orifices, each attachment orifice having an orifice diameter, the device comprising:
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a base; and a plurality of stanchions extending from the base, each stanchion including an expanded diameter proximate the base, each expanded diameter is greater than the orifice diameter and includes an engagement surface positioned to engage the polished surface of the wheel proximate the orifice diameter, and each expanded diameter spaces the wheel from the base during tire removal from and placement on the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device to aid in tire removal from and placement on a wheel wherein the wheel includes a polished surface having a lug nut contact surface area, the device comprising:
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a base shaped to space the wheel and tire from the ground; and a plurality of posts extending from the base, each post including a collar having a collar contact surface area, wherein the collar contact surface area is less than the lug nut surface area for the polished surface of the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device to aid in tire removal from and placement on a wheel, the wheel including a plurality of attachment orifices and a polished surface having a lug nut contact surface area, each attachment orifice having an orifice diameter, the device comprising:
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a base shaped to space the wheel and tire from the ground; a plurality of posts extending from the base, each post including a collar having a collar diameter defining a collar contact surface area, each collar contact surface area is less than the lug nut surface area for the polished surface of the wheel and each collar diameter is greater than the orifice diameter; and wherein each collar contact surface area is positioned to engage the lug nut surface area of the polished surface of the wheel proximate the orifice diameter and space the wheel from the base during tire removal from and placement on the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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