Stone removal system
OwnerJohn Groverinventor
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Abstract
A stone removal system contains a frame, a winch unit fixed to the frame and in one embodiment containing a belt spooled about a ratcheted reel, and, a spool tightening tool. The frame is adapted to be leveraged against dual tires and the belt is adapted to be trained and tightened about an object stuck between a dual tire configuration on a truck, tractor, bus, or other vehicle to thereby provide an improvement in removing objects stuck between the dual tires.
Claims20
A stone-removing system for a dual tire configuration of a vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a winch unit fixed to the frame, said winch unit containing a rotatable spool and a belt wound about the spool, said belt adapted to be wrapped about an object stuck between the dual tires;
- a first connecting member located at a distal and open end of said belt;
- a second connecting member slipped about the belt for engagement with said first connecting member, to tighten the belt about the object;
- and
- a tool for tightening the belt by rotating the spool,
- whereby said frame is adapted to be leveraged against a portion of the vehicle for removal of a stone stuck between the tires as the belt, as the belt is secured about the object and tightened on the spool.
A stone-removing device for a dual tire configuration of a vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a winch unit fixed to the frame, said winch unit containing a rotatable spool and a belt wound about the spool, said belt adapted to be wrapped about an object stuck between the dual tires;
- a first connecting member located at a distal and open end of said belt;
- and
- a second connecting member slipped about the belt for engagement with said first connecting member, to tighten the belt about the object;
- whereby said frame is adapted to be leveraged against a portion of the vehicle for removal of a stone stuck between the tires as the belt secured about the object is tightened on the spool.
A method of removing a foreign object from between a dual tire configuration of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- providing a spool and belt wound on the spool fixed to a frame;
- wrapping a free end of the belt about a stone or debris between the dual tire configuration;
- securing the free end of the belt back to a connection on the belt;
- and
- tightening the belt about the spool and the foreign object to leverage the frame against the vehicle, until the foreign object is removed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.