US 9,707,808 B2 · Tire removal tool

Abstract

A tire removal tool for removing a tire from a dual wheel assembly has a handle having a gripping portion configured to be manually gripped, a head configured for introduction into the space between the wheels, and an intermediate portion connected between the handle and the head. The intermediate portion has a bent configuration so that the tool can extend over the outermost wheel with the head in contact with the inside of the wheel and the handle manually accessible at the outside of the wheel. The head includes an engagement surface arranged to simultaneously contact the sidewall of the innermost wheel to act as a fulcrum for transmitting an upward force applied to the handle to a force at the distal end of the head sufficient to dislodge the tire bead from the rim.

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Dependent claims

A tire removal tool for removing a tire from a dual wheel assembly having a first wheel and a second wheel adjacent the first wheel and defining a space therebetween, each wheel including a tire mounted on a wheel rim, each tire including beads in contact with the rim and sidewalls extending from the beads, the tool comprising:

a handle having a gripping portion configured to be manually gripped;
a head configured for introduction into the space between the wheels, said head having a distal end configured to contact the a bead of the tire of the first wheel and an engagement surface arranged to simultaneously contact a sidewall of the second wheel;
and
an intermediate portion connected between said handle and said head and configured to extend over the first wheel with said handle manually accessible at the outside of the first wheel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Tire removal tool

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Tire removal tool

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Abstract

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