Removable studs, tool for inserting and removing same and kit comprising studs and tool
AssigneeIgrip Stud Inc.
InventorPatrick Lemay
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Abstract
A removable tire stud of the present disclosure provides a stud and tool to remove the same. The removable tire stud includes a solid hexagonal shaped head portion having a top surface, the head portion being continuous with a shank portion. The shank portion including an unthreaded neck proximal to the head and a threaded portion with a blunt tip. The thread extends from the blunt tip to the unthreaded neck, and a first portion of the thread is sharpened to cut through rubber of a tire. A notched flange is fixed to the head portion proximal to the shank portion. The notched flange has two diametrically opposed notches in an outer edge thereof, and each notch is centered on a vertex of the hexagonal shaped head.
Claims13
A removable tire stud comprising:
- a solid hexagonal shaped head portion having a top surface, the head portion being continuous with a shank portion;
- the shank portion comprising an unthreaded neck proximal to the head and a threaded portion with a blunt tip, wherein the thread extends from the blunt tip to the unthreaded neck and wherein a first portion of the thread is sharpened to cut through rubber of a tire;
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- a notched flange fixed to the head portion proximal to the shank portion;
- wherein the notched flange has two diametrically opposed notches in an outer edge thereof, and wherein each notch is centered on a vertex of the hexagonal shaped head.
A removable tire stud comprising:
- a solid hexagonal shaped head portion having a top surface, the head portion being continuous with a shank portion;
- the shank portion comprising an unthreaded neck proximal to the head and a self-tapping threaded portion with a blunt tip;
- and
- a notched flange fixed to the head portion proximal to the shank portion;
- wherein the notched flange has two diametrically opposed notches in an outer edge thereof, and wherein each notch is centered on a vertex of the hexagonal shaped head.
A removable tire stud comprising:
- a solid hexagonal shaped head portion having a top surface, the head portion being continuous with a shank portion;
- the shank portion comprising an unthreaded neck proximal to the head and a thread-forming threaded portion with a blunt tip;
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- a notched flange fixed to the head portion proximal to the shank portion;
- wherein the notched flange has two diametrically opposed notches in an outer edge thereof, and wherein each notch is centered on a vertex of the hexagonal shaped head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.