Tyre mounting/demounting tool
AssigneeSnap-On Equipment Srl A Unico Socio
InventorsMassimo Mariani, Paolo Sotgiu
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Abstract
A mounting/demounting tool for mounting/demounting a tire with respect to the rim of a vehicle wheel, comprising a tool body defining a first end of the tool, an extension from the tool body defining a second end of the tool, and a hook arranged at the extension in the vicinity of the second end. The hook has an inner surface section for gripping and guiding a tire bead during tire demounting, and a first outer surface section for guiding a tire bead during tire mounting. A protrusion extends from between the first outer surface section and a second outer surface section of the hook to the second end.
Claims13
A mounting/demounting tool for mounting a tyre to or demounting a tyre from a rim of a vehicle wheel, comprising:
- a tool body defining a first end of the mounting/demounting tool;
- an extension extending from the tool body and defining a second end of the mounting/demounting tool;
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- a hook arranged at the extension in the vicinity of the second end and extending along a first direction, wherein the hook has an inner surface section configured to grip and guide a tyre bead during a tyre demounting operation, a first outer surface section configured to guide a tyre bead during a tyre mounting operation, and opposing the inner surface section in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and a second outer surface section opposing the inner surface section in the first direction;
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- a protrusion that extends from between the first and second outer surface sections of the hook to the second end, the protrusion forming a depression where it meets the first outer surface section.
A mounting/demounting tool for mounting a tyre to or demounting a tyre from a rim of a vehicle wheel, comprising:
- a tool body;
- an extension extending from the tool body in a first direction to an end,
- wherein the extension includes:
- a first section, from the tool body to a first extension distance, where a width of the extension, in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, narrows along the first direction down to a first width at the first extension distance,
- a second section, from the first extension distance to a second extension distance, where the width of the extension widens along the first direction to a second width at the second extension distance, the second section configured to grip and guide a tyre bead during a tyre demounting operation,
- a third section, from the second extension distance to a third extension distance, where the width of the extension narrows along the first direction to a third width at the third extension distance, the third section configured to guide a tyre bead during a tyre mounting operation, and
- a fourth section, from the third extension distance to a fourth extension distance, where the width of the extension widens along the first direction to a fourth width at the fourth extension distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.