Disabled vehicle moving device including flexible tire sleeve and cover
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsRobert Kosi Tette, Ryan O. Brown
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Abstract
A disabled vehicle moving device configured to allow movement of a vehicle includes a sleeve made of a flexible material and configured to be mounted over a radially outer surface of a tire/wheel assembly of the vehicle that is locked for rotation. A cover is made of a flexible material and configured to be mounted over the sleeve and the tire/wheel assembly of the vehicle. A lubricant is arranged between the sleeve and the cover. The cover rotates relative to the sleeve and the tire/wheel assembly to allow the vehicle to be moved.
Claims20
A disabled vehicle moving device configured to allow movement of a vehicle, comprising:
- a sleeve made of a flexible material and configured to be mounted over a radially outer surface of a tire/wheel assembly of the vehicle that is locked from rotation;
- a cover made of a flexible material and configured to be mounted over the sleeve and the tire/wheel assembly of the vehicle;
- and
- a lubricant arranged between the sleeve and the cover,
- wherein the cover rotates relative to the sleeve and the tire/wheel assembly to allow the vehicle to be moved.
A method for moving a disabled vehicle including at least one locked wheel, comprising:
- mounting a sleeve made of a flexible material over a radially outer surface of a tire/wheel assembly of the disabled vehicle that is locked from rotation;
- applying a lubricant to the sleeve;
- arranging a cover made of a flexible material over the sleeve and the tire/wheel assembly of the disabled vehicle;
- and
- moving the disabled vehicle,
- wherein the cover rotates relative to the sleeve and the tire/wheel assembly during movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.