# US 9,873,297 B2 · Tubeless tire rim clamp assembly

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- Number: US 9,873,297 B2
- Document ID: US9873297B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/623,203
- Filed: 2015-02-16
- Published: 2015-08-27
- Granted: 2018-01-23
- Earliest claimed: 2014-02-27
- Applicants: Timothy Voegeli; Philip Voegeli
- Inventors: Timothy Voegeli; Philip Voegeli
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9873297B2

## CPC

- B60C 25/02: Tyre levers or the like, e.g. hand-held
- B60B 2900/523: Tyre fixation on rim, e.g. fixing axially or circumferentially thereon
- B60Y 2200/13: Bicycles; Tricycles
- Y10T 29/49494: Assembling tire to wheel body
- B60C: VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
- B60B: VEHICLE WHEELS (making wheels or wheel parts by rolling B21H1/00, by forging, hammering or pressing B21K1/28); CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
- B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

Described herein is a wheel rim clip or clamp that is used to assist the user in mounting or remounting a bicycle tire on a wheel, thereby allowing the user to use both hands in mounting the tire around the wheel (tubeless or a tube/inner tube assembly). Furthermore, the rim clip allows a user to mount or remove a tire from a wheel rim with or without a work stand.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bicycle wheel clamp assembly comprising:
a first lever member having a flat jaw portion and an elongate first handle portion; and
a second lever member having a rounded jaw portion and a second handle portion;
wherein the first lever member and the second lever member are adapted to be operatively coupled at a pivot point such that the rounded jaw portion makes contact with the flat jaw portion to form a wheel rim gripping clamp assembly configured to stay on a wheel rim when the flat jaw portion is located on an outside surface of the wheel rim, wherein the first lever member includes a tool member disposed on an end of the first handle portion that is remote from the flat jaw portion, the tool member adapted for mounting or removing a tire from the wheel rim.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bicycle wheel clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein the rounded jaw portion is configured to be located under a bead lip of an inside surface of the wheel rim.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The bicycle wheel clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein the first lever member is greater in length than the second lever member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The bicycle wheel clamp assembly of claim 3 wherein the elongate portion of the first lever member includes a slot disposed between the flat jaw portion and the tool member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The bicycle wheel clamp assembly of claim 4 wherein the tool member includes a hook-like member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The bicycle wheel clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein the tool member includes a hook-like member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The bicycle wheel clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein the pivot point comprises a flexible bridge member.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The bicycle wheel clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein the pivot point is formed with a spring clip member configured to join the first and second lever members.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The bicycle wheel clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein the elongate portion of the first lever member includes a slot disposed between the flat jaw portion and the tool member, the slot adapted to accept a portion of a second wheel clamp assembly for compact storage.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The bicycle wheel clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second lever members are configured into a single molded clip in the shape of a tuning fork and the following shapes: H shape; an M shape; an N shape; a U shape and a V shape; wherein a portion of the molded clip shape serves as the rim gripping assembly and another portion serves as the handle apparatus.

### Claim 11

A bicycle wheel clamp assembly comprising:
a first lever member having a flat jaw portion and an elongate first handle portion, the first lever member further including a tool member disposed on an end of the first handle portion that is remote from the flat jaw portion, the tool member adapted for mounting or removing a tire from a wheel rim; and
a second lever member having a rounded jaw portion and a second handle portion; wherein the first lever member and the second lever member are adapted to be operatively coupled at a pivot point such that the rounded jaw portion makes contact with the flat jaw portion to form a wheel rim gripping clamp assembly configured to stay on the wheel rim when the flat jaw portion is located on an outside surface of the wheel rim.