Tire handling tool
First Claim
1. A tire handling tool having a longitudinal axis and comprisingtwo arms parallel the axis and defining a planar, elongated body section;
- a transverse handle connecting the arms at one end of the body section, the handle being non-coplanar with the body;
a transverse plate separating and connecting the arms opposite the handle;
a fork section adjacent the plate and having two divergent legs extending opposite the body section; and
a driver stud affixed to the plate and extending perpendicular to the plane of the body.
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Abstract
A tire handling tool for manipulating a wheel-mounted tire while installing or removing it from a vehicle comprises a single steel bar bent to form a forked, substantially planar, elongated body having a longitudinal axis bifurcated at a waist, a handle section adjacent the waist, the handle section formed by two parallel segments of the steel bar spaced apart by a plate at the waist and terminating in a transverse grip opposite the plate, the tool having a tine section adjacent the waist and extending coplanar with and opposite the handle section, the tine section formed by two divergent extensions of the steel bar segments forming the handle section, each tine having a traction means on one side for engaging a tread of a tire. The plate may have a driver stud for attaching a socket wrench extension perpendicular to the plate for tightening and loosening lug nuts. The plate may further include a spin handle opposite the driver stud to facilitate spinning the nuts onto and off of the lugs.
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7 Claims
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1. A tire handling tool having a longitudinal axis and comprising
two arms parallel the axis and defining a planar, elongated body section; -
a transverse handle connecting the arms at one end of the body section, the handle being non-coplanar with the body; a transverse plate separating and connecting the arms opposite the handle; a fork section adjacent the plate and having two divergent legs extending opposite the body section; and a driver stud affixed to the plate and extending perpendicular to the plane of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A tire handling tool made from a single steel bar bent to form a forked, substantially planar, elongated body having a longitudinal axis bifurcated at a waist, the body further comprising
a plate located at the waist and having a width transverse the longitudinal axis; -
a handle section formed by two parallel segments of the steel bar on opposite sides of and adjacent the plate and connected at an end opposite the plate by a transverse segment of the bar forming a grip; a tine section extending from the waist opposite the handle section and being defined by two divergent legs formed from opposite ends of the steel bar; and a driver stud affixed to the plate and extending perpendicular to the plane of the body. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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