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US 3,999,275 AGranted
Tool for driving balance weights onto spoked wheels
AssigneeGebr. Hofmann KG
InventorGunter Schmidt
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Abstract
A tool for driving balance weights of the type having the shape of a slotted bushing which is attached to a spoke nipple by a press fit, the tool having a handle at one end and a weight receiving opening at the other. A lateral slot communicates with the opening for receiving a spoke and a crowned anvil is provided between the ends for hammering the weight in place against the rim without deforming the weight.
Claims4
A tool for driving onto spoked wheels balance weights of the type having the shape of a slotted bushing which is attached to a spoke nipple by press fit, said tool having:
- a handle at one end thereof;
- a weight engaging opposing end with an opening for receiving a weight and a lateral slot communicating with said opening for receiving a spoke;
- and,
- an anvil between said ends so that force applied to said anvil positions a weight in said opening against the rim edge without damaging said weight.
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