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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2012
Michael White, Montgomery City, MO (US);
Robert Jensen, Clarks Grove, MN (US);
Larry Betcher, Northfield, MN (US);
Michael White, Montgomery City, MO (US);
Robert Jensen, Clarks Grove, MN (US);
Larry Betcher, Northfield, MN (US);
BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES SOLUTIONS INC., Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
A tire spoon may be provided. The tire spoon may include: a bar; and a spoon portion at one end of the bar, the spoon portion having two outer side edges and a middle portion located between the two outer side edges, and at a given cross section of the spoon portion, the middle portion cross sectional thickness is greater than a cross sectional thickness of the two outer side edges. A method of forming a tire spoon is provided. The method may include: providing a spoon portion on an end of a bar; and forming the spoon portion to have middle section that has a thicker cross section than either side portion of the spoon portion.