Tire spoon surface profile and method of making
AssigneeSPX Corporation
InventorsMichael WHITE, Robert JENSEN, Larry BETCHER
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Abstract
A tire spoon may be provided. The tire spoon may include: a bar; and a spoon portion at one end of the bar, the spoon portion having two outer side edges and a middle portion located between the two outer side edges, and at a given cross section of the spoon portion, the middle portion cross sectional thickness is greater than a cross sectional thickness of the two outer side edges. A method of forming a tire spoon is provided. The method may include: providing a spoon portion on an end of a bar; and forming the spoon portion to have middle section that has a thicker cross section than either side portion of the spoon portion.
Claims20
A tire spoon comprising:
- a bar;
- and
- a spoon portion at one end of the bar, the spoon portion having two outer side edges and a middle portion located between the two outer side edges, and at a given cross section of the flat portion, the middle portion cross sectional thickness is greater than a cross sectional thickness of the two outer side edges.
A method of forming a tire spoon comprising:
- providing a spoon portion on an end of a bar;
- and
- forming the spoon portion to have middle section that has a thicker cross section than either side portion of the spoon portion.
A tire spoon comprising:
- means for levering;
- and
- means for wedging attached at one end of the means for levering, wherein the means for wedging is thicker in a center portion then at side portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.