Tire lifting apparatus and associated method
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1. A method for lifting and supporting a tire, said method comprising the chronological steps of:
- providing an elongated and rigid shaft having a handle directly and statically coupled to a proximal end thereof and further having a prong directly and statically coupled to a distal end thereof, said shaft further having a rectilinear proximal portion directly and statically coupled to said handle and axially extending away therefrom, said proximal portion being monolithically formed with said proximal end and said handle respectively, said shaft further having a rectilinear distal portion connected to said proximal portion as well as said distal end such that said distal portion is intermediately positioned between said proximal portion and said distal end respectively, said prong being axially offset from said distal end of said shaft such that said prong terminates at a first plane spaced apart from said distal end, said shaft having planar top and bottom surfaces;
removing the tire from a vehicle and laying the tire on a ground surface such that an outer circumferential face of the tire is directly engaged with the ground surface;
sliding said distal portion of said shaft underneath the outer circumferential face of the tire;
situating said prong into an aperture of a hub of the tire; and
urging said outer circumferential face of the tire above the ground surface by grasping said handle and lifting said proximal end of shaft.
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Abstract
The tire lifting apparatus may comprise an elongated shaft having a handle formed at a proximal end thereof and further having a generally C-shaped prong formed at a distal end of the shaft. An arm preferably traverses the distal end of the shaft and is juxtaposed adjacent to said prong for balancing the wheel/tire along a diametrical face thereof. Both the shaft and the arm preferably have planar top and bottom faces for supporting the wheel/tire thereon.
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1. A method for lifting and supporting a tire, said method comprising the chronological steps of:
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providing an elongated and rigid shaft having a handle directly and statically coupled to a proximal end thereof and further having a prong directly and statically coupled to a distal end thereof, said shaft further having a rectilinear proximal portion directly and statically coupled to said handle and axially extending away therefrom, said proximal portion being monolithically formed with said proximal end and said handle respectively, said shaft further having a rectilinear distal portion connected to said proximal portion as well as said distal end such that said distal portion is intermediately positioned between said proximal portion and said distal end respectively, said prong being axially offset from said distal end of said shaft such that said prong terminates at a first plane spaced apart from said distal end, said shaft having planar top and bottom surfaces; removing the tire from a vehicle and laying the tire on a ground surface such that an outer circumferential face of the tire is directly engaged with the ground surface; sliding said distal portion of said shaft underneath the outer circumferential face of the tire; situating said prong into an aperture of a hub of the tire; and urging said outer circumferential face of the tire above the ground surface by grasping said handle and lifting said proximal end of shaft.
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Current AssigneeBrent Dawes, Shelby Dawes
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Original AssigneeBrent Dawes, Shelby Dawes
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InventorsDawes, Brent, Dawes, Shelby
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Primary Examiner(s)Chin, Paul T
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Application NumberUS12/380,328Time in Patent Office1,237 DaysField of Search294/15, 294/26, 294/17, 157/1.3, 157/1.17, 254/131, 292/73, 414/428US Class Current294/15CPC Class CodesB60C 25/04 pivotal about the wheel axi...
