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US 5,417,270 AGranted
Tire changing tool
OwnerLarry F. Brunnerinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a double headed tool which engages the rim of the tire. A first head is contoured to assist in engaging the bead of the tire to promote engaging the tire with the rim. A second head is designed to assist in stripping the tire from the rim. This tool is deigned to be used in combination with a tire changing stand which has a central post.
Claims6
A tire tool for changing a tire comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a tire engaging head attached to said first end and offset with respect to said shaft, said tire engaging head having
- a curved rim engaging lip substantially normal to said shaft, said rim engaging lip having a radius of curvature R, and
- a bead engaging groove of decreasing cross section as the distance from the shaft increases, said bead engaging groove having a path that slopes towards said rim engaging lip as the distance from the groove to said shaft increases.
2 more elements
A tire tool for changing a tire comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a tire stripping head attached to said second end having a tire stripping body and a tire stripping tip terminating in a curved end said tip being thinner than said tire stripping body providing a rim engaging step having a riser substantially normal to said tire stripping tip, said riser being concave when viewed from said shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.