Hubcap Removal Device And Method Of Use
AssigneeThe Reinalt-Thomas Corporation
InventorShannon Comstock
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Abstract
A device configured to remove a hubcap from a wheel of a vehicle without using torque or leverage applied against a component that is not the hubcap is disclosed. The device is configured to remove the hubcap by applying a force to the hubcap along a first axis that is perpendicular to the hubcap. The device comprises a shaft and a slide hammer. The shaft includes a first end and a second end. The first end includes a hook having a degree of bend greater than 90 degrees. The slide hammer is coupled to the shaft between the first end and the second end. A first force acting on the slide hammer along a first axis perpendicular to the hubcap in a first direction away from the wheel causes the hook to apply a second force to the hubcap along the first axis in the first direction.
Claims21
A device configured to remove a hubcap from a wheel of a vehicle without using torque or leverage applied against a component that is not the hubcap, wherein the device comprises:
- a shaft including a first end and a second end, the first end including a hook having a degree of bend greater than 90 degrees;
- and
- a slide hammer coupled to the shaft between the first end and the second end, the slide hammer being spring-loaded, wherein a first force acting on the slide hammer along a first axis perpendicular to the hubcap in a first direction away from the wheel causes the hook to apply a second force to the hubcap along the first axis in the first direction.
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A method comprising:
- removing a hubcap from a wheel of a vehicle using a device, the device having:
- a shaft including a first end and a second end, the first end including a hook having a degree of bend greater than 90 degrees;
- and
- a slide hammer coupled to the shaft between the first end and the second end, the slide hammer being spring-loaded, wherein a first force acting on the slide hammer along a first axis perpendicular to the hubcap in a first direction away from the wheel causes the hook to apply a second force to the hubcap along the first axis in the first direction,
- wherein the device removes the hubcap without using torque or leverage applied against a component that is not the hubcap.
A method of attaching a hubcap to a wheel of a vehicle using a device, the device comprising:
- a shaft including a first end and a second end, the first end including a hook having a degree of bend greater than 90 degrees;
- a slide hammer coupled to the shaft between the first end and the second end, the slide hammer being spring-loaded;
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- a grip including a receiving portion coupled to the second end of the shaft and an elastomeric base having a diameter greater than a diameter of the receiving portion of the grip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.