Multipurpose tire tool
OwnerThomas Woodinventor
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Abstract
A multipurpose tire tool for quickly and easily removing and inserting valve stem cores and sensors for a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). Such a tool has a central body with a proximal end and a distal end. The tool further includes a variety of elements used in the removal and insertion of valve stem cores and sensors associated with TPMS. These elements may include, but are not limited to, one or more Philips head screwdriver inserts or bits, a T-10 insert or bit, a valve a core replacement tool, and a tire air fitting. In practice, the tool may be oriented in any of a variety of fashions to quickly and easily be inserted into valve stems for the removal of valve stem cores and replacement of TPMS on a wheel of an automobile.
Claims20
A tire tool comprising:
- a handle that has a first opening at a first distal end of the handle and a second opening at a second distal end of the handle;
- a bit that is detachably accommodated by the first opening of the handle and has at least one screwdriver head on at least one side of a distal end of the bit;
- a core replacement tool that is accommodated by the second opening of the handle and has a base portion and an end portion;
- and
- a tire air fitting that is detachably coupled to the handle over the core replacement tool.
A method for replacing a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) by using a multipurpose tire tool comprising
- removing, by a core replacement tool of a tire tool, a valve stem core from a valve stem of a tire;
- removing, by a bit of the tire tool, a first TPMS sensor from the valve stem and a tire wheel;
- mounting, by the bit of the tire tool, a second TPMS sensor on the valve stem and the tire wheel;
- detaching a tire air fitting from the tire tool;
- fastening the tire air fitting on the valve stem to inflate the tire;
- removing the tire air fitting from the valve stem;
- and
- re-installing, by the core replacement tool, the valve stem core on the valve stem,
- wherein the tire tool has a handle that has a first opening at a first distal end of the handle and a second opening at a second distal end of the handle,
- wherein the bit is detachably accommodated by the first opening of the handle and has at least one screwdriver head on at least one side of a distal end of the bit,
- wherein the core replacement tool is accommodated by the second opening of the handle and has a base portion and an end portion, and
- wherein the tire air fitting is detachably coupled to the handle over the core replacement tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.