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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120080151 | TIRE TOOL PROVIDING IMPROVED ACCESS TO VALVE HOLE Embodiments generally relate to a tire tool. In one embodiment, the tire tool includes a handle, and a first arm attached to the handle at a first arm proximal end, where the first arm includes a first arm distal end that is distant from the handle. The tire tool also i... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120048478 | Bead Bender Systems Disclosed is a tool that is designed to spread a tire to allow for the removal and installation of a rim lock, inner tube, or valve stem during a tire change or repair. The bead bender tool can be used by bicyclists, motorcyclists, and by shop mechanics allowing users t... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110315326 | Tire Bead Lifting Tool A tool for lifting tire beading is disclosed. The invention is of unitary construction and includes a generally straight central section with an I-beam shaped cross-section, and a first end with a cylindrical handle disposed thereon. At the other end is an engaging end ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20100288445 | Tool for tire uninstalling and installing machines A tool for tire uninstalling and installing machines includes an element for connection to a movable bearing member of the tire uninstalling and installing machine, which has a longitudinal axis, and a round contact element which is freely and rotatably supported by sai... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100252206 | BEAD HOLDER A bead holder for installing a tire on a wheel includes a body portion, a first portion, and a second portion. The second portion includes a flat inner surface and a flat outer surface. The flat inner surface includes a shoulder and a face, and a ledge defined between t... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100212838 | Tubeless tire changing system using a pseudo axle An assembly for mounting and demounting motorcycle tires composed of a wall mounting frame with spindle that projects perpendicular to the wall and a removable mount/demount bar. The motorcycle wheel hub is mounted on the spindle. The mount/demount bar is fixed in place... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100051204 | Portable Tire Demounting Tool A method and apparatus for demounting tires from wheel assemblies with a swiveling dual hook assembly and a prying foot. The tool has two holding hooks that grasp the tool to the wheel and a foot that is attached to the holding hooks, and a bearing pivot point that allo... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100051205 | Portable Tire Demounting Tool A method and apparatus for demounting tires from wheel assemblies with a hook assembly and a prying foot. One tool has two holding hooks that grasp the tool to the wheel and a foot that is attached to the holding hooks, and a bearing pivot point that allows the demounti... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090242140 | JACK MOUNTED TIRE BEAD BUSTER A tire removal tool for breaking the bead of the tire from the wheel rim is provided. The tool can include a bead member that is removably attachable to a distal end of a support member that is part of a trailer elevation jack. The elevation jack is rigidly attached to ... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090107639 | Tire Mounting Tool for Aluminum Wheels The aluminum wheel tire mount tool is designed to protect aluminum wheels from scratches on smaller vehicles such as ATVs, Golf Carts, Scooters and Motorcycles while at the same time allowing easier installation by the installer. This tool is manufactured from a plastic... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20080223529 | MOUNTING LEVER A manual device, for use in tire changing without power equipment, provides an angled lever with a non-marring head. The head grips the rim of a wheel and allows rotation of the lever upon the rim without marring the wheel. The mounting lever has a non-marring head conn... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080179014 | Apparatus for fitting or removing a pneumatic tyre to or from a rim of a vehicle wheel An apparatus for fitting or removing tyre to or from a rim 1 of a vehicle wheel comprising a hooked tool 2 which is controlledly moved in a pivotal connection location 4 along a sliding guide 11 and in a second pivotal connection location con... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080060762 | Bead breaking unit for tyre changing machines The bead breaking unit for tyre changing machines comprises an arm which is associable to the base of a tyre changing machine and which has a first end associated to a bead breaking tool and a second end opposite the first. The first end is... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080023150 | TIRE MOUNTING AND DEMOUNTING BAR A manual tool has a handle with two opposite ends that mount and demount a tire from a wheel. The first end has a rounded rectangular head for inserting between the bead and rim, when demounting a tire from a wheel. The second end is at an angle to the first end and has... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070240830 | TIRE MOUNTING LEVER HAVING A CURVED MOUNTING SURFACE A mounting lever (1) according to one embodiment of the invention for dismantling a vehicle tire from a rim comprises a rod-formed handle portion (101) and a work portion (102) provided at its front end. The work portion (102) has a convex mo... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070187041 | TIRE MOUNTING TOOL A mounting tool and method for mounting a tire onto a rim, the tool including a working end having a tip insertable between the tire's beads and the rim and adapted to lift the beads on to the rim, a body portion extending upward relative to the tip to hold the bead as ... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070079940 | Auxiliary tool for putting a tire on a rim An auxiliary tool for putting a tire (8) on a rim (9), in particular for keeping a bead (16) of the tire (8) above the outer edge (15) of the rim (9) and for driving this bead (16) in the recess of the rim (9), whe... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20060196610 | Tire working tool A tire working tool comprising a lever arm and a clevis is disclosed. The lever arm including a first working end adapted to work the clevis and a second working end adapted to work a second tire bead. The first working end preferably extends generally axially from the ... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20050092442 | Tire changing machine implement for fitting and removing tires of vehicle wheels A tire changing machine implement for fitting and removing tires of vehicle wheels, comprising at least one element that is engaged so that it can slide along a rectilinear guiding member and can be inserted between a tire and a vehicle wheel rim that is supported so th... | 05/05/2005 |
