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US 11,906,386 B2Granted
Wheel balancing tool
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsAdam Miller, Eric Cohen
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Abstract
A wheel balancing tool includes a body member, an attachment member and an alignment member. The body member includes a notch configured to be aligned with a balancing mark on a rim of a vehicle wheel. The attachment member is connected to the body member. The attachment member includes at least one hook configured to attach the tool to the wheel rim. The alignment member extends outwardly from the body portion and is configured to indicate an attachment position on the wheel for a balancing weight.
Claims19
A wheel balancing tool comprising:
- a body member including a notch configured to be aligned with a balancing mark on a rim of a vehicle wheel;
- an attachment member connected to the body member, the attachment member including at least one hook configured to attach the tool to the wheel rim;
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- an alignment member extending outwardly from the body portion and configured to indicate an attachment position on the wheel for a balancing weight, the alignment member tapering to a pointed tip to indicate the attachment position for the balancing weight, the pointed tip being a lowermost point of the wheel balancing tool and located away from the wheel rim.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.