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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl Winefordner, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Frank Hermansen, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
157-13 ; 157-117 ;
Abstract
A tire lever for removing tires from wheels having an axle and installing tires thereon provides separate hooks for removal and installation, an attachment to the wheel axle and length adjustment for accommodating different size wheels. Tire removal and installation is accomplished by rotating the lever around the wheel using the axle as a center of rotation while the appropriate hook engages the tire bead.