Wheel lifting rod assembly
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a pair of elongate rods, each of the rods terminating, at a first end thereof, with a wheel hub engagement means, the wheel hub engagement means comprising one of a axially oriented blind hole and an axially oriented outwardly extending shaft, the outwardly extending shaft having a smaller diameter than the elongate rods; and
an elongate flexible member providing opposing ends thereof, each one of the opposing ends of the flexible member joined to a second end of one of the elongate rods;
the flexible member being of such length as to permit the elongate rods to be positioned in parallel spaced apart positions for being engaged with spaced apart wheel mounting elements of the wheel hub.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a pair of smooth linear rods joined at one end by a coil spring or elastic cord so as to be mutually supportive at the joined end. The free end of the rods is prepared for engaging a tire mounting stud or mounting bolt hole. With the rods engaged through adjacent mounting holes in the spare tire and with the free ends of the rods engaged with the wheel hub, the rods may be used to lever the tire off the ground and then to slide it into place against the wheel hub where it may easily be fixed prior to removal of the apparatus.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a pair of elongate rods, each of the rods terminating, at a first end thereof, with a wheel hub engagement means, the wheel hub engagement means comprising one of a axially oriented blind hole and an axially oriented outwardly extending shaft, the outwardly extending shaft having a smaller diameter than the elongate rods; and
an elongate flexible member providing opposing ends thereof, each one of the opposing ends of the flexible member joined to a second end of one of the elongate rods;
the flexible member being of such length as to permit the elongate rods to be positioned in parallel spaced apart positions for being engaged with spaced apart wheel mounting elements of the wheel hub. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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