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US 8,468,630 B2Granted
Wheel weight tool
AssigneeU.W.T., Inc.
InventorsRussell B. Barnhart, Kim M. Barnhart
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Abstract
A wheel weight tool includes a handle connected to a hammer head on a first end and having a first hook on a second end. The first hook may be adapted for removing a wheel weight. The hammer head has a soft end and a hard end. The hard end may include a second hook.
Claims21
A wheel weight tool comprising:
- a handle connected to a hammer head on a first end and having a first hook on a second end;
- said handle having a tapered section reducing the radius of said handle approximate to said hammer head;
- said first hook being adapted for removing a wheel weight;
- and
- said hammer head having a soft end and a hard end.
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A method of installing wheel weights comprising the steps of:
- providing a wheel weight tool comprising:
- a handle connected to a hammer head on a first end and having a first hook on a second end;
- said handle having a tapered section reducing the radius of said handle approximate to said hammer head;
- said first hook being adapted for removing a wheel weight;
- and
- said hammer head having a soft end and a hard end;
- positioning a wheel weight on a wheel;
- positioning a wheel weight clip over the wheel weight;
- and
- hammering the wheel weight clip onto the wheel weight and wheel via the soft end of said wheel weight tool.
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A method of removing wheel weights comprising the steps of:
- providing a wheel weight tool comprising:
- a handle connected to a hammer head on a first end and having a first hook on a second end;
- said first hook being adapted for removing a wheel weight;
- and
- said hammer head having a soft end and a hard end;
- providing a wheel with a wheel weight secured to it via a wheel weight clip having a wheel weight clip hole;
- inserting the first hook into the wheel weight clip hole;
- and
- twisting said wheel weight tool.
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A wheel weight tool comprising:
- a handle connected to a hammer head on a first end and having a first hook on a second end;
- said first hook being adapted for removing a wheel weight;
- said first hook being inserted through a handle slot in the second end of said handle;
- and
- said hammer head having a soft end and a hard end.
2 more elements
A wheel weight tool comprising:
- a handle connected to a hammer head on a first end and having a first hook on a second end;
- said first hook being adapted for removing a wheel weight;
- said hammer head having a soft end and a hard end;
- said hard end of said hammer head including a second hook;
- and
- said second hook being inserted through a hammer head slot in the hard end of said hammer head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.