Wheel puller
OwnerSandy Ochoa, Justin J. Ochoainventors
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Abstract
A wheel pulling apparatus and method for removing vehicle wheels by pushing against the mounting studs of a motor vehicle wheel assembly. The invention is designed to remove or break uni-mount wheels from large wheel assemblies. A push plate is positioned onto the wheel by at least one receiver. At least two threaded grappling hooks are affixed to the wheel, and the threaded portion of the grappling hooks are slid through slots in the push plate. Washers are inserted and nuts are tightened onto the threaded portion. The nuts are then alternately tightened causing the push plate to snug onto mounting studs and to pull the wheel from the wheel assembly.
Claims11
A wheel puller to remove a motor vehicle wheel from a hub assembly, said motor vehicle wheel including a plurality of holes therein, and said hub assembly including a hub and a plurality of wheel mounting studs, said wheel puller comprising:
- a push plate comprising a surface that abuts against said wheel mounting studs, and at least two apertures;
- at least two threaded grappling hooks, said grappling hooks each including a first threaded end inserted through respective aperture in said push plate, and a second hooked end adapted for insertion within said holes in said motor vehicle wheel;
- and a nut disposed on the threaded end of each of said grappling hooks.
A method for removing a motor vehicle wheel from a hub assembly, said motor vehicle wheel including a plurality of holes therein, and said hub assembly including a hub and a plurality of wheel mounting studs, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a push plate over said wheel mounting studs of the hub assembly;
- affixing at least two threaded grappling hooks to the motor vehicle wheel by engaging hooked ends of said grappling hooks within respective holes in said vehicle wheel;
- placing a threaded end of each threaded grappling hook into a respective aperture in the push plate;
- tightening nuts on the threaded end of each threaded grappling hook to force the push plate against the wheel mounting studs;
- and incrementally and alternatively tightening the nuts to pull the wheel off the hub assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.