Tractor-trailer tire chain installation tool
OwnerDaniel Hiles, Nancy Hilesinventors
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Abstract
A tractor-trailer tire chain installation tool that includes a rod having a handle portion, a midsection, and a flattened head section configured for wielding within the wheel well of a tractor-trailer, wherein a plurality of chain hooks disposed depending from the rod are spaced apart at a correct distance along the rod to span the width of each tire of a double tire of the tractor-trailer, whereby a tire chain is releasably attachable to each of said chain hooks and positional to correctly align the tire chain for expedient installation around the double tire during inclement weather.
Claims3
A tractor-trailer tire chain installation tool comprising:
- a rod having a proximal end and a distal end, said rod comprising:
- a handle portion disposed upon the proximal end;
- a midsection;
- a flattened head section disposed upon the distal end;
- a grip section disposed upon the handle portion;
- a first chain hook disposed upon the midsection proximal the handle portion;
- a second chain hook disposed upon the midsection proximal the flattened head section;
- a third chain hook disposed upon the flattened head section at the distal end;
- wherein a tubular piece is disposed on each of first and second chain hooks;
- wherein the distance between each of the first, second, and third chain hooks is configured to span the width of each tire of a tractor-trailer double tire, whereby tire chains depending from each of said chain hooks are applied to the tractor-trailer double tire with relative ease.
A tractor-trailer tire chain installation tool comprising:
- a rod having a proximal end and a distal end, said rod comprising:
- a handle portion disposed upon the proximal end;
- a midsection;
- a flattened head section disposed upon the distal end;
- a grip section disposed upon the handle portion;
- each of a plurality of chain hooks comprising a chain portion depending from the rod and a hook portion disposed endwise upon each of the chain portions, said plurality of chain portions comprising:
- a first chain hook disposed upon the midsection proximal the handle portion;
- a second chain hook disposed upon the midsection proximal the flattened head section;
- a third chain hook disposed upon the flattened head section at the distal end;
- a tubular piece disposed around each of the first and second chain hooks, said tubular piece disposed between the rod and the hook portion;
- wherein the distance between each of the first, second, and third chain hooks along the rod is configured to span the width of each tire of a tractor-trailer double tire, whereby tire chains depending from each of said chain hooks are applied to the tractor-trailer double tire with relative ease.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.