Tire lifting and mounting tool

• US 20090123258A1
• Filed: 11/13/2007
• Published: 05/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Steve Alan Campbell
• Original Assignee: Steve Alan Campbell
• Inventors: Campbell, Steve Alan
• Granted Patent: US 7,699,576 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 414/428
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 29/001 comprising lifting or aligning means B60B29/002 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention, a tire mounting device, is a lifting and transporting device for the facilitating the removing and replacing of a tire. The tire mounting device comprises a cross assembly, handle assembly, left fork assembly, and right fork assembly. The handle assembly is perpendicularly rigidly attached to the cross assembly. The left fork assembly and right fork assembly are rigidly attached to opposing ends of cross assembly which extends horizontally. An obtuse angle is disposed in an intermediate position with each fork assembly. Tire supports the underside of each fork assembly to allow for the transporting the tire upon the tire mounting device.

Claims

1. A tire mounting device for mounting and lifting a wheel upon a hub of a vehicle:

a cross assembly having an elongated axle member defined by a left end and an opposing right end;

a handle assembly further comprising;

a shaft member further defined by an upper end and a lower end;

the lower end of the shaft member being rigidly and perpendicularly mounted upon and substantially near the center of the axle member;

an obtuse angle being formed near the center of the shaft member, the obtuse angle facing downward toward ground level and segmenting the shaft member into an upper shaft portion and a lower shaft portion;

the upper shaft portion being relatively longer than the lower shaft portion;

the axle member extending in a horizontal relation to the shaft member;

a right fork assembly further comprising;

a shaft member defined by an upper end and a lower end;

the upper end of the shaft member being attached to the right end of the axle member;

an obtuse angle disposed at an intermediate position in the shaft member, the obtuse angle having a right apex point facing downward toward ground level;

the obtuse angle segmenting the shaft member into an upper shaft portion and a lower shaft portion;

the upper shaft portion extending substantially linearly upward to the right end of the axle member and being rigidly attaches thereto;

a right bar support member being pivotally and interiorly mounted to the lower end of the shaft member wherein the right bar support member pivots perpendicular to the ground to allow for the receiving of a tire onto the tire mounting device for transporting;

a right axle bracket being adapted to mount a right wheel member to a bottom surface area of lower shaft portion near the right apex point;

the right axle bracket extending downward from a predetermined elevation level to near ground level whereby the right wheel member rotates during the lifting and loading of a tire upon the tire mounting device.

a left fork assembly further comprising

a shaft member defined by an upper end and a lower end;

the upper end of the shaft member being attached to the left end of the axle member;

an obtuse angle disposed at an intermediate position in the shaft member, the obtuse angle having a left apex point facing downward toward ground level;

the obtuse angle segmenting the shaft member into an upper shaft portion and a lower shaft portion;

the upper shaft portion extending substantially linearly upward to the left end of the axle member and being rigidly attaches thereto;

a left bar support member being pivotally and interiorly mounted to the lower end of the shaft member wherein the left bar support member pivots during the loading and lifting of a tire onto the tire mounting device;

a left axle bracket being adapted to mount a right wheel member to a bottom surface area of lower shaft portion near the left apex point;

the left axle bracket extending downward from a predetermined elevation level to near ground level whereby the right wheel member rotates during the lifting and loading of a the wheel upon the tire mounting device;

and the obtuse angle within the left fork assembly and the right fork assembly providing stability for lifting the wheel upon the tire mounting device. Each bar support pivots and rotates to allow a tire to be rotated in alignment with the studs so that the wheel can be secured upon the hub of a vehicle.

2. The tire mounting device of claim 1 wherein the right and left bar support member further comprises:

a U-shaped brace which receives a cylindrical roller member therebetween and is rotatably mounted thereto; and

the U-shaped brace being pivotally attached to the lower end of the shaft member of the right fork assembly and the lower end of the shaft member of the left fork assembly wherein a tire can be supported by and rotated on the left bar support member and the right bar support member and pivoted in alignment with a hub of the vehicle.

3. The tire mounting device of claim 1 wherein the lower shaft portion of the shaft member of both the right fork assembly and left fork assembly is relatively longer than upper shaft portion of the shaft member for both right fork assembly and left fork assembly.

4. The tire mounting device of claim 1 further comprises a means for assembling and disassembling the tire mounting device for storage.